Here are the steps to install Python on Windows machine.įollow the link for the Windows installer python-XYZ.msi file where XYZ is the version you need to install. This installs Python at standard location /usr/local/bin and its libraries at /usr/local/lib/pythonXX where XX is the version of Python. Here are the simple steps to install Python on Unix/Linux machine.įollow the link to download zipped source code available for Unix/Linux.Įditing the Modules/Setup file if you want to customize some options. Here is a quick overview of installing Python on various platforms − Unix and Linux Installation Compiling the source code offers more flexibility in terms of choice of features that you require in your installation. If the binary code for your platform is not available, you need a C compiler to compile the source code manually. You need to download only the binary code applicable for your platform and install Python. Python distribution is available for a wide variety of platforms. The documentation is available in HTML, PDF, and PostScript formats. You can download Python documentation from. The most up-to-date and current source code, binaries, documentation, news, etc., is available on the official website of Python
Python has also been ported to the Java and.Unix (Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, AIX, HP/UX, SunOS, IRIX, etc.).Open a terminal window and type "python" to find out if it is already installed and which version is installed.
Let's understand how to set up our Python environment.
Python is available on a wide variety of platforms including Linux and Mac OS X.