This post explains how to run a Python script in terminal or CMD. This is a quick and powerful way to access your programs and improve workflow.

How to Execute a File in a MacBook Terminal. The operating system your MacBook runs, OS X, is built on top of UNIX, and Terminal provides you with access to the underlying UNIX system commands.

I write a simple .c file for the program and using the g++ compiler in terminal I compile the file, but how do I run the file to actually try it out and see it run.

You can use Nuitka to compile Python programs to standalone executables, then redistribute them without the Python runtime.

While you can manually enter the commands to edit files in Terminal editors, in OS X you can set up a service to open files in a desired terminal editor from the Finder's contextual menu.