There is already a official document to guide you how to install Python on Microsoft Windows through an installer, you might prefer this way.
Python 3
Download
Download the installer from offical download page.
Install
Install Python to C:\Python37
.
So the path is supposed to:
C:\Python37
Add this directory C:\Python37
to the Windows environment path.
Pip
You can ignore this section if your Python version is the lastest.
Pip is automatically installed since Python 2.7.9
and Python 3.4
. If you use older version, you might install Pip by using get-pip.py
The following steps are for installing Pip, the package manager of Python.
Download get-pip.py
https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
Install Pip
python get-pip.py
Pip will be installed to Scripts
directory as the screenshot below.
Add this directory C:\Python37\Scripts
to the Windows environment path.
Environment Variables
The Python and Pip directoies should be listed in PATH just look like the below.
PATH
setx /M PATH "%PATH%;C:\Python37;C:\Python37\Scripts"
PYTHONPATH
setx /M PYTHONPATH "C:\Python37;C:\Python37\DLLs;C:\Python37\lib;C:\Python37\lib\plat-win;C:\Python37\lib\site-packages"
Done.
Now, you can start your first Python script. Happy learning!
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