How to Install Python
How to Install Python
Python develops new versions with changes periodically and releases them according to version
numbers. Python is currently at version 3.11.3.
Python is much simpler to learn and programme in. Any plain text editor, such as notepad or
notepad++, may be used to create Python programs. To make it easier to create these routines, one
may also utilise an online IDE for Python or even install one on their machine. IDEs offer a variety of
tools including a user-friendly code editor, the debugger, compiler, etc.
One has to have Python installed on their system in order to start creating Python code and carrying
out many fascinating and helpful procedures. The first step in learning how to programming in
Python is to install or update Python on your computer. There are several ways to install Python: you
may use a package manager, get official versions from Python.org, or install specialised versions for
embedded devices, scientific computing, and the Internet of Things.
In order to become Python developer, the first step is to learn how to install or update Python on a
local machine or computer. In this tutorial, we will discuss the installation of Python on various
operating systems.
Installation on Windows
Visit the link https://www.python.org to download the latest release of Python. In this process, we
will install Python 3.11.3 on our Windows operating system. When we click on the above link, it will
bring us the following page.
If in case you want to download the specific version of Python. Then, you can scroll down further
below to see different versions from 2 and 3 respectively. Click on download button right next to the
version number you want to download.
Now, Select Customize installation and proceed. We can also click on the customize installation to
choose desired location and features. Other important thing is install launcher for the all user must
be checked.
Here, under the advanced options, click on the checkboxes of " Install Python 3.11 for all users ",
which is previously not checked in. This will checks the other option " Precompile standard library "
automatically. And the location of the installation will also be changed. We can change it later, so we
leave the install location default. Then, click on the install button to finally install.
Step - 3 Installation in Process
The set up is in progress. All the python libraries, packages, and other python default files will be
installed in our system. Once the installation is successful, the following page will appear saying "
Setup was successful ".
Step - 4: Verifying the Python Installation
To verify whether the python is installed or not in our system, we have to do the following.
Now, to work on our first python program, we will go the interactive interpreter prompt(idle). To open
this, go to "Start" and type idle. Then, click on open to start working on idle.