DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING, PYTHON 2.7.3

2012-09-07T16:33:00.002-07:00

REVISED: Friday, September 7, 2012

In this tutorial, you will learn how to download and install, Python 2.7.3.

I. PYTHON INTRODUCTION

Python is free to use; even for commercial products!

Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. Python’s elegant syntax and dynamic typing, make it an ideal language for scripting and rapid application development. Python is an interpreted language, which can save you considerable time during program development because no compilation and linking are necessary. And, as proof that Python was created to be fun, Python was named after the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus!"

II. DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING PYTHON

To download Python click on the following link:

PYTHON.

Select the appropriate download for your computer; and during the download, select the option which places a Python icon on your desktop. You will then be able to "double left mouse click" the Python icon as a shortcut when you want to start the Python interpreter shell.

My computer uses Microsoft Windows; therefore, I used the "Windows Installer" for Python 2.7.3 and my Python download was to the following default hard drive path folder:

C:\Python27\

If necessary, check your hard drive and write down and remember the hard drive default path folder your computer used for your Python download. You will need to know this default information when you are writing and reading Python files.

In this tutorial, you have learned how to download and install, Python 2.7.3.

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DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING, PYTHON 2.7.3