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Installing Python: Summary & Recap
This video lesson is a recap of the course. You have learned how to download and install Python:
- On Windows through python.org
- On Windows 10 through the Microsoft Store
- On macOS
- In different versions of Ubuntu
- IDE such as Idle separately
Congratulations, you made it to the end of the course! What’s your #1 takeaway or favorite thing you learned? How are you going to put your newfound skills to use? Leave a comment in the discussion section and let us know.
00:00 You’ve covered a number of different ways of installing Python. You can go to python.org and download an appropriate installer for the operating system of the computer that you’re running. If you’re using Windows 10, you can use the Microsoft Store to perform a one-click install of Python. And you’ve seen variations of how to install Python on Ubuntu, including older versions with different repositories, and how to install separate elements such as IDLE, which isn’t included by default in Ubuntu 19.
00:31 So no matter what operating system you’re using, you should be able to get up and running in no time with Python.
00:38 I hope you found these videos useful and we’ll see you again soon at Real Python.
Raptor on June 22, 2019
I FiNNished ThE COursE
Jean Ferreira on Aug. 30, 2019
Done.
danny vw on Nov. 28, 2019
Is there a particular reason why IDLE is chosen (cross-platform, simplicity, …)?
Jodo on Jan. 18, 2020
I knew it from courser.a
tanda on April 16, 2020
It would be nice to have a section on Pythonista for iOS.
AYG on May 4, 2020
Darren…Thank you, Great support.
Michael Lobb on May 26, 2020
Any chance you could do the same with Anaconda, including their version of venv?
jefferydalton on Aug. 23, 2020
possible to install from Windows 10 store. I just did it since I only had Python 2 installed on Win machine. Actually I ran python3 from Win10 command line and it launched Windows 10 store with Python3 already selected.
Santosh on Sept. 4, 2020
Though very similar to what you’ve walked through, as an extension of the Windows videos, it would be good to show how to install/upgrade Python if using the Windows Subsystem for Linux: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about
Ricky White RP Team on Sept. 6, 2020
If you’re using WSL, the install instructions are the same as the Linux sections of this course. WSL is just Linux. No different for installing Python.
Santosh on Sept. 7, 2020
Yep, understood. Suggested this as a mention in the Windows videos that that option exists.
Dan Bader RP Team on Sept. 8, 2020
Thanks Santosh, I’ve added a note to the first lesson in the course to point WSL folks in the right direction :)
Santosh on Sept. 8, 2020
Love it!
carlosir on May 14, 2021
Thanks
Abraham on Nov. 19, 2021
Thanks for this Darren!
Legzy27 on Sept. 7, 2022
Thanks!!
chikezieamadi on Feb. 4, 2023
I installed idle on ubuntu 20.04… tried to check if it was present - unable to tried idle3 - couldnt get it to pop up like in the video… any suggestions?
Martin Breuss RP Team on Feb. 6, 2023
@chikezieamadi what happens if you type idle (without the 3)?
Just to confirm: You’re sure that you successfully installed it like shown in this lessson?
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Anonymous on May 18, 2019
Good