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= Short url for this page: http://bit.ly/python-getting-started =
=== Goal #1: Install Python ===▼
* If you have prior programming experience, we recommend going through [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/introduction.html the official python.org tutorial, starting here].▼
* If you have no prior programming experience, we recommend
This section has instructions for installing Python and running Python from a command prompt.
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* [[Linux set up Python|Linux]]
In addition to being able to run Python, we want to have good text editor for writing Python code. If you have a preferred text editor for writing code, feel free to skip this step!<br />
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* [[Linux text editor|Linux]]
Most tutorials will have you do a lot of learning and practicing at a Python prompt (this is "interactive" because you are typing the code and hitting enter to run it yourself, instead of running it from a file). So let's practice starting and exiting Python:
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* [[Linux interactive Python|Linux]]
It's time to start learning, reading, and writing some Python! This material will position you well for working through a full-fledged tutorial.
[[Python_tutorial| Click here to start the tutorial]]
▲== Picking a Python tutorial ==
▲* If you have prior programming experience, we recommend going through [http://docs.python.org/tutorial/introduction.html the official python.org tutorial, starting here].
▲* If you have no prior programming experience, we recommend first going through the [[Python tutorial|intro tutorial linked above]], and then going through [http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/ Think Python].
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