Python script not really executing

Question

I'm using the latest spyder/anaconda (Python 3.8) software and a beginner here. When running a simple hello.py script. I get runfile('C:/Users/Raj/CODE/Python Scripts/hello.py', wdir='C:/Users/Raj/CODE/Python Scripts') but nothing else in the console or anywhere saying "Hello World".

def hello():
    """Print "Hello World" and return None."""
    print("Hello World")

It can do other print type scripts just fine as I tried an old script from college.

Because you haven't _called_ the function, so none of the code that is in the function body will execute — roganjosh, Aug 02 '20 at 20:53
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/419163/what-does-if-name-main-do — Cireo, Aug 02 '20 at 21:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '20 at 20:55

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Any function needs to be called in order to get executed. You call a function by typing it's name with the (), in your case hello()

answered Aug 02 '20 at 20:55

MercifulSory

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '20 at 20:57

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on bottom of the python file add the call to the function hello

hello()

answered Aug 02 '20 at 20:57

Ronen

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Python script not really executing

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