Setup Python

This page has two different ways you can use Python. If you are a beginner and Python is your first language, you should install IDLE, which is explained on this page.

Installing IDLE (non-Linux)

• Windows
  Navigate to the Python downloads for Windows and check the "Stable Releases" section for the latest version on Python that has a "Download Windows installer (xx-bit)" link under it.
  
  Execute the installer file, tick "Add python.exe to PATH," and click Install Now.

• macOS
  Navigate to the Python downloads for macOS and check the "Stable Releases" section for the latest version of Python that has a "Download" link under it.
  
  Open the python pkg file to start installation.

Installing IDLE (Linux)

Debian

Install the idle3 package from apt.

$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install idle3

Arch

Install python and tk using pacman.

$ sudo pacman -S python tk

Fedora

Install python3-tools using yum.

$ sudo yum install python3-tools

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