[Python] Why does my Python code only run when I save it in a file with nano and not directly...

Body: I’m learning Python on WSL. When I paste my code directly into the terminal, nothing prints. But if I open nano, paste the code, save it as functions.py, and then run python functions.py, it works and prints as expected.

Example code:

def multiply(a, b):
return a * b

print(multiply(2, 4))


Why does the code not execute when I paste it directly in the terminal, but works when I save it as a file and run it?

I expected the code to print output directly when pasted into the terminal, just like it does when I save and run it as a script.

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