Write your first program

Meet the code

The editor holds a function called greet. A function is a little machine: you hand it something (here, someone's name) and it hands something back. Ignore anything above the def line for now.

Type one line

Delete the word pass and type this in its place. Keep the spaces in front of it, because Python uses them to know the line belongs to the function.

Picked a different language? Put the same line between the { } and end it with a ;

Press Run Code

We'll try your function on a couple of names. Green means it works.

Earn points (optional)

Make a free account (your Neumont email works), then press Submit to earn your first points. Your code stays here while you sign up.

Bonus: break it on purpose

Change "Hello, " to "Hey, " and run it again. The tests fail, because they expect "Hello". That's how programmers find out when something changed by accident.