O'Reilly Introduction to Python/Section 1

Goal #1: set up Python

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First things first: we need to install Python! Please complete the instructions below for your operating system.

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• OS X
• Linux

Goal #2: install a text editor

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In addition to being able to run Python, we are going to install a good text editor for writing Python code.

If you would like to use a different text editor from the recommendation for your operating system, great! Just let me know so I can confirm that it'll work for this class.

• Windows
• OS X
• Linux

Success!

You've set up your programming environment and gotten comfortable with Python!