Print a Message

Let's look at some very basic Python statements. In the code editor window to the right of this tutorial page, you'll see the following code:

# Chapter 1: First Python Program
print('Hello, Buzz Coder!')
print()
print('Hello, CodeCraft!')

Click the run button with the green triangle icon on the top. In the console window below the code editor, you will see this text:

Hello, Buzz Coders!  

Hello, CodeCraft!

print() is one of Python's many built-in functions. By its name, you might think it would send something to a printer, but its job is actually to show data onto the screen. When you write print(), you are calling a function.

Here, the contents in the parentheses are called parameters or arguments. In the second print() function, the empty parentheses mean there are no parameters, so it prints out a blank line.

The parentheses are always required when calling a function in Python, even if there are no parameters.

Now let's write some code. At the end of the file, add a new print() statement to print out your own name: Hi, my name is ____.

Make sure that you begin your print() statement at the very beginning of the line, without spaces.

Run the program again to see your message. It should look like this:

Hi, my name is Buzz.