A program (binary, or executable) is a file on disk somewhere, in a recognized format. Common formats include ELF on Linux, ...

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Once in the Python shell, commands are run as they are typed. This can be quite helpful in diagnosing problems on systems that require unique processing of some sort.

The first step in picking out the names of the files in an ODF file requires unzipping the file itself. Fortunately, Python has built-in support for dealing with this endeavor with the zipfile module.

What you’ll learn: The basics of interacting with computers using the Unix shell (a.k.a. the command line), which is a foundational skill for all other technical computing. You’ll learn how to ...