Install on Windows

In our lab, we’re using windows workstations, so we’ll need to install the Python Development Environment for Windows.

Open your web browser and navigate to the following website:

www.python.org/downloads/windows

From the downloads page, select the ‘executable installer’ of latest stable release.

Click ‘run’ when prompted by your browser. Or click ‘python-x.x.x-amd64.exe’ if you’re using Chrome.

Once the installer starts, make sure ‘add python 3.x to path’ is selected, then click ‘customize installation’ to run through the steps ...

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