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In this video, we’ll walk through how to install Python so it’s ready to use on your local machine.
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The first step of installing Python is to
navigate to their website, python.org.
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Python's website is home to its
extensive documentation, so
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I recommend coming back whenever
you need some guidance.
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For this workshop, we'll hover over
the Downloads tab to see what's available.
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At the time of this recording,
the most recent Python version is 3.11.3.
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Since you're viewing this from the future,
you will likely see a higher version.
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The installation process
shouldn't have changed.
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But if your screen looks
drastically different from mine,
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be sure to check the teacher's note for
this video.
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Additionally, as you can see here,
Windows 7 and
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earlier versions of Windows will not
be able to run Pythons 3.9 and above.
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If you are running 7 or
an earlier version of Windows,
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be sure to navigate to the full list of
downloads and download Python 3.8 instead.
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Let's click on the button here that
says Python and the version number.
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A download will start.
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This may take up to a few minutes,
depending on your Internet speed.
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Once it's done,
open up your downloaded file, and
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it will bring up the Python installer.
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We can see that there is the option
to customize our installation, but
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I will install Python with
the default settings.
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Be sure to tick Use admin
privileges when installing
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py.exe if you can, and
also tick add python.exe to PATH.
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These are both important if we
want Python to run smoothly.
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Then click Install Now.
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Windows will ask for
your permission to do so.
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So click Yes.
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And then we'll sit back and
wait for Python to be installed.
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Once Python has been successfully
installed, you'll see this screen.
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Feel free to read the text content and
click on these links, then click Close.
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That was super fast.
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Now, Python is properly
installed on your computer.
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Let's check it out by
opening up Command Prompt.
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You can do so by opening the Start menu
and searching for Command Prompt or Cmd.
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Once it's open, type python --version,
and press Enter.
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You should see Python and
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your installed version being
printed to the Command Prompt.
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You can also use the py shorthand, and
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type py --version to see the same result.
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Great job.
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One more thing we should check for is pip,
which is Python's package manager.
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As mentioned in the last video,
as you work more with Python,
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you'll need to install third party
packages to use along the way.
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Pip is what allows you to manage these,
whether it's downloading,
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installing, uninstalling, or upgrading.
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Pip should be installed by
default since Python 3.3,
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but let's check that it is ready to go.
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Back in your terminal,
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type pip3 --version, and press Enter.
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We can see that pip is indeed installed.
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If that doesn't work,
try pip --version instead.
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Congratulations, you've just
installed Python onto your computer.
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