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| Before you start, you need Python on your computer, and you'll probably need to download it. If you're learning Python for the first time, you should download the most recent stable version. This is the one with the highest number that isn't marked as an alpha or beta release. Currently the stable version is [http://www.python.org/2.4/ Python 2.4]. |
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| If you're running Windows: here's a page with the most stable Windows download: [http://www.python.org/2.4/ Python 2.4 for Windows]. |
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| If you are using a Mac, see the [http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html MacPython page]. MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar) and 10.3 (Panther) come with Python already installed. |
First of all check (by entering '''python''' in a command line window) that you don't already have Python installed! If you see a response from a Python interpreter it will include a version number in its inital display. Generally any recent version will do, as Python makes every attempt to maintain backwards compatibility. |
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| If you're using Linux, Python is probably packaged for your distribution. | If you need to install, you may as well download the most recent stable version. This is the one with the highest number that isn't marked as an alpha or beta release. Currently the stable version is [http://www.python.org/2.5.1/ Python 2.5.1]. |
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| * For Red Hat, install the python2 and python2-devel packages. * For Debian, install the python2.2 and python2.2-dev packages. |
'''If you're running Windows''': the most stable Windows download is [http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi Python 2.5.1 for Windows]. |
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| For other systems, see the | '''If you're running Windows XP''': a complete guide to installing ActivePython is at [http://www.richarddooling.com/index.php/2006/03/14/python-on-xp-7-minutes-to-hello-world/ Python on XP: 7 Minutes To "Hello World!"]. ShowMeDo has [http://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=pythonOzsvaldPyNewbieSeries two videos] for downloading, installing and getting started with Python 2.5 on a Windows XP machine - this series talks you through the Python 2.5, ActivePython and SciPy distributions. '''If you are using a Mac''', see [http://www.python.org/download/mac/ this page]. MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger) come with Python already, but you will probably want to install the [http://pythonmac.org/packages/py25-fat/index.html latest universal build]. '''For Red Hat''', install the python2 and python2-devel packages. '''For Debian or Ubuntu''', install the python2.5 and python2.5-dev packages. '''For Gentoo''', install the '=python-2.5*' ebuild (you may have to unmask it first). '''For other systems''', or '''if you want to install from source''', see the |
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First of all check (by entering python in a command line window) that you don't already have Python installed! If you see a response from a Python interpreter it will include a version number in its inital display. Generally any recent version will do, as Python makes every attempt to maintain backwards compatibility.
If you need to install, you may as well download the most recent stable version. This is the one with the highest number that isn't marked as an alpha or beta release. Currently the stable version is [http://www.python.org/2.5.1/ Python 2.5.1].
If you're running Windows: the most stable Windows download is [http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi Python 2.5.1 for Windows].
If you're running Windows XP: a complete guide to installing ActivePython is at [http://www.richarddooling.com/index.php/2006/03/14/python-on-xp-7-minutes-to-hello-world/ Python on XP: 7 Minutes To "Hello World!"]. ShowMeDo has [http://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=pythonOzsvaldPyNewbieSeries two videos] for downloading, installing and getting started with Python 2.5 on a Windows XP machine - this series talks you through the Python 2.5, ActivePython and SciPy distributions.
If you are using a Mac, see [http://www.python.org/download/mac/ this page]. MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger) come with Python already, but you will probably want to install the [http://pythonmac.org/packages/py25-fat/index.html latest universal build].
For Red Hat, install the python2 and python2-devel packages.
For Debian or Ubuntu, install the python2.5 and python2.5-dev packages.
For Gentoo, install the '=python-2.5*' ebuild (you may have to unmask it first).
For other systems, or if you want to install from source, see the [http://www.python.org/download/ general download page].