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Installing Python On Windows 7 and Higher

Monty Python's Flying Circus was a 1970s British comedy TV show known for surreal sketches. The document then provides instructions for installing Python on Windows, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu systems. It explains that Python is a programming language that is useful for beginners because it allows writing simple programs quickly using fewer complicated symbols than other languages.

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Installing Python On Windows 7 and Higher

Monty Python's Flying Circus was a 1970s British comedy TV show known for surreal sketches. The document then provides instructions for installing Python on Windows, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu systems. It explains that Python is a programming language that is useful for beginners because it allows writing simple programs quickly using fewer complicated symbols than other languages.

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N OTE

Monty Python’s Flying Circus was an alternative British comedy


show first broadcast in the 1970s, and it remains hugely popular
today among a certain audience. The show had sketches like “The
Ministry of Silly Walks,” “The Fish-Slapping Dance,” and “The
Cheese Shop” (which didn’t sell any cheese).

A number of things about the Python programming language


make it extremely useful for beginners. Most importantly, you
can use Python to write simple, efficient programs really quickly.
Python doesn’t use quite as many complicated symbols as other
programming languages, which makes it easier to read and a
lot friendlier for beginners. (That isn’t to say Python doesn’t use
symbols—they’re just not used quite as heavily as in many other
languages.)

Installing Python
Installing Python is fairly straightforward. Here, we’ll go over
the steps for installing it on Windows 7 and higher, Mac OS X,
and Ubuntu. When installing Python, you’ll also install the IDLE
program, which is the Integrated DeveLopment Environment that
lets you write programs for Python. If Python has already been
installed on your computer, jump ahead to “Once You’ve Installed
Python” on page 11.

Installing Python on Windows 7


and higher
To install Python for Microsoft Windows 7 and higher, download
a version of Python for Windows that is 3.5 or higher here: http://
www.python.org/downloads/windows/.

N OTE The exact version of Python that you download is not important,
as long as it’s at least version 3.5.

If your browser asks whether to save or keep your file, choose


to save it.

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Once you’ve downloaded the Python for Windows installation
file you should be prompted to run it. If not, open your Downloads
folder and double-click the file. Now, follow the installation instruc-
tions on screen to install Python in the default location, as follows:
1. Click Install Now.
2. When asked whether to allow the program to make changes to
your computer, choose Next.
3. Click Close once installation finishes, and you should see a
Python 3 entry in your Windows Start menu:

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Now skip to “Once You’ve Installed Python” on page 11 to get
started with Python.

Installing Python on Mac OS X


If you’re using a Mac, you should find a version of Python
­pre­installed, but it’s probably an older version of the language.
To be sure that you’re running the newest version, point your
browser to http://www.python.org/getit/ to download the latest
installer for the Mac.

There are two different installers. The one you should down-
load depends on which version of Mac OS X you have installed.
(To find out, click the Apple icon in the top menu bar, and choose
About this Mac.) Choose the appropriate installer as follows:

• If you’re running Mac OS X ­version 10.5 or higher, download


the 32-bit version of Python 3 for i386/PPC.
• If you’re running Mac OS X version 10.6 or higher, download
the 64-bit/32-bit version of Python 3 for x86-64.
Once downloaded, double-click the file (it should be called
something like python-3.5.1-macosx10.6.pkg). Agree to the license
and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. You
should be prompted for the administrator password for your Mac
before Python installs. If you don’t have the password, ask your
parents or whoever is the master of your machine.

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On older versions of OS X you may also need to install an addi-
tional piece of software called ActiveTcl:
1. After installing Python, navigate to Go4Applications and
find Python 3.5 in the list of applications.
2. Double-click the Python folder and then double-click IDLE.

3. If you see some text like “WARNING: The version of Tcl/Tk in


use may be unstable,” you need to download ActiveTcl. If you
don’t see that text, you can ignore the remaining steps below.
4. Visit http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/downloads/ and
download the latest version of ActiveTcl, being sure to select
the version for Mac OS X.

5. The name of the downloaded file should end with .dmg.


­Double-click the file, and then double-click the ActiveTcl
package in the window that opens. Follow the on-screen
instructions to install, agreeing to the license and install-
ing to the default location. You should be prompted for the
administrator password again.
6. Now reinstall Python by simply running the installer again.

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Now skip to “Once You’ve Installed Python” on page 11 to get
started with Python.

Installing Python on Ubuntu


Python comes preinstalled on Ubuntu Linux, but you’ll need
to install IDLE in order to follow the instructions in this book.
Here’s how:
1. Click the icon that looks like an orange bag in the Sidebar to
open the Ubuntu Software Center. If you don’t see the icon,
you can click the Dash Home icon and enter Software in the
dialog.

2. Enter idle in the search box in the top-right corner of the


­Software Center.

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3. In the list of software, select the latest version of IDLE:

4. Click Install.
5. Enter your administrator password to install the software, and
then click Authenticate. (Don’t have the administrator pass-
word? Your parent may need to enter it.)

N OTE On some versions of Ubuntu you might only see Python (v3.2) in the
main menu (rather than IDLE)—you can install this instead.

Now that you’ve got the latest version of Python installed, let’s
give it a try.

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