[SOLVED] Raspberry Pi 3 & Python (and NodeJS)

I think it’s the connection between the virtual pin and the gpio that I am missing. The example js code I was sent and is working toggles v0 v1 on the screen but does not switch j
I assume that following switching gpio’s I can pick this up on my Python code, am I correct thinking that I can look at the gpio in Python and see the virtual pin change?