Installing Python on Mac and Windows
✩Python Download Download Python from the official website:
https://www.python.org/downloads/
✩Mac Installation
After downloading, open the installer package (.pkg file)
Follow the instructions in the installer
✩Windows Installation
Run the installer (.exe file)
Select "Customize installation"
Check "Add Python 3.x to PATH" (where x is the minor version number)
Click "Install"
Setting Up the Development Environment
✩Verifying Installation Open a terminal or command prompt and type:
python --version
✩Python IDLE IDLE is the default Python editor that comes with the installation
✩Text Editors You can use any text editor (like Sublime Text, Atom, or Visual Studio Code)
✩Python Launcher Use python or python3 to run scripts, py or py -3 to specify the version
Basics of Python Comments and Syntax
✩Comments Use the # character to start a comment
# This is a comment
✩Syntax Each statement should end with a newline or semicolon (;) Multi-line strings should
use triple quotes (""" or ''')
Introduction to Python Editors and IDEs
✩IDLE Python's built-in editor with basic features
✩Python Download Download Python from the official website:
https://www.python.org/downloads/
✩Mac Installation
After downloading, open the installer package (.pkg file)
Follow the instructions in the installer
✩Windows Installation
Run the installer (.exe file)
Select "Customize installation"
Check "Add Python 3.x to PATH" (where x is the minor version number)
Click "Install"
Setting Up the Development Environment
✩Verifying Installation Open a terminal or command prompt and type:
python --version
✩Python IDLE IDLE is the default Python editor that comes with the installation
✩Text Editors You can use any text editor (like Sublime Text, Atom, or Visual Studio Code)
✩Python Launcher Use python or python3 to run scripts, py or py -3 to specify the version
Basics of Python Comments and Syntax
✩Comments Use the # character to start a comment
# This is a comment
✩Syntax Each statement should end with a newline or semicolon (;) Multi-line strings should
use triple quotes (""" or ''')
Introduction to Python Editors and IDEs
✩IDLE Python's built-in editor with basic features
