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Python

Installation​

For Windows​

you can either install python from the Python Official Website, or from Microsoft Store on your computer.

I, personally, had a smoother experience using the Microsoft Store.

You may need to updated the PATH environment variable after installation. Your installer will indicate if you need to do that.

For macOS​

macOS used to come with Python 2.7 pre-installed. This is an old version that we will not be using in this class.


To get the latest version of Python, you can install if from the Python Official Website.

Homebrew for macOS​

I recommend that you Install HomeBrew and use that to download the latest version of python.

Homebrew is a utility tool that will allow to install a lot of command line tools and applications easily using a simple command line interface.

Once you have HomeBrew installed, you'll be able to run the following command from your terminal to get the latest version of python

brew install python

Many of the following tools can also be easily installed using homebrew.

Checking For the Installation​

Once done with the installation, you can run the following command in your terminal application

python --version

OR

python3 --version

OR 

py --version

at least one of those commands should return the version of python that you have installed

Installing pip​

You may need to install pip indivudually if it didn't come with the python installation. You can do that by running the following command in your terminal https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/