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== 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
=== Goal #1: Install Python ===
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▲== 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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Picking a Python tutorial
- If you have prior programming experience, we recommend going through the official python.org tutorial, starting here.
- If you have no prior programming experience, we recommend getting your feet wet with Python by completing the goals below, and then going through Think Python.
Goal #1: Install Python
This section has instructions for installing Python and running Python from a command prompt.
Goal #2: prepare a text editor
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!
Goal #3: practice starting and exiting Python
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:
Goal #4: start learning Python!
It's time to start learning, reading, and writing some Python! This material will position you well for working through a full-fledged tutorial.