Accessing Python interpreter in Beagle Bone Black

• Ensure that you have properly connected the Beagle Bone Black to computer using USB cable.

• From terminal escalate your privilege level to administrator/root.Use the switch user command. Type the root password when prompted.

       user@comp:~$ su

• Now to gain access to Beagle Bone Black use ssh command. The ip address is 192.168.7.2.

      admin@comp:/home/user# ssh 192.168.7.2

Note:In case of any issues during while using secure shell clear the contents of known_hosts files used for ssh.
Location: /root/.ssh/

• Once you gain access to Beagle Bone Black. Fire up the python interpreter by  typing in the following command

       root@beaglebone:~# python

• You will get a python prompt and you are good to go.

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