When working through this book, it’s good practice to do get a few things sorted in advance.
Create a folder to store your work
Always create a folder with an obvious name like Python to save all your work in. Naming your Python files with the task number in the filename means by the end of this book you’ll have a decent collection of code snippets you can refer back to later when working on projects.
Show File Extensions in Windows Explorer
Especially when you get to working with text files, you’ll need control over the extensions of the files you are creating. Make sure you can see the full filenames in Windows Explorer by following the short tutorial here: