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Installation of Python

This document discusses installing Python and provides information on: - Key differences between Python 2.x and 3.x like division operators and print functions. - Commonly used functions that return non-lists in Python 3 like zip() and map(). - Available integrated development environments (IDEs) for Python like IDLE, Eclipse, and PyCharm and their features. - Steps for installing Python 3 including downloading from python.org and adding Python to the system PATH. - Using the Python interactive shell and IDLE editor for exploring syntax, getting help, and debugging short programs.

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Installation of Python

This document discusses installing Python and provides information on: - Key differences between Python 2.x and 3.x like division operators and print functions. - Commonly used functions that return non-lists in Python 3 like zip() and map(). - Available integrated development environments (IDEs) for Python like IDLE, Eclipse, and PyCharm and their features. - Steps for installing Python 3 including downloading from python.org and adding Python to the system PATH. - Using the Python interactive shell and IDLE editor for exploring syntax, getting help, and debugging short programs.

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INSTALLATION OF PYTHON

Versions (2.7+ vs 3.0+)

Important differences between Python 2.x and Python 3.x with examples:
 Division operator
Use of floats to get accuracy

 print function
Use of parenthesis

 Unicode
Str default

 xrange
does not exist

 Error Handling

Use of the ‘as’ clause

Some more commonly used functions and methods that don’t return lists anymore in
Python 3:
 zip()
 map()
 filter()
 dictionary’s .keys() method
 dictionary’s .values() method
 dictionary’s .items() method

Available IDEs, Comparison

An IDE (or Integrated Development Environment) is a program dedicated to software


development. As the name implies, IDEs integrate several tools specifically designed for
software development. These tools usually include:

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 An editor designed to handle code (with, for example, syntax highlighting and
auto-completion)
 Build, execution, and debugging tools
 Some form of source control

Most IDEs support many different programming languages and contain many more
features. The editor available with Python on download is IDLE and is best suited for
beginners. Other editors are:

 Eclipse + PyDev
 Sublime Text
 Atom
 GNU Emacs
 Vi / Vim
 Visual Studio
 Visual Studio Code
 PyCharm
 Spyder
 Thonny

Installation of Python.

Installing Python 3.X: The first thing we want to do is install the latest Python
distribution, which is Python 3.X.x.

We are going to use Python 3 because the most important Python libraries have
already been ported to Python 3 and also the next major Django version (2.x) won’t
support Python 2 anymore. So Python 3 is the way to go.

 Go to www.python.org

 Click on the Python download page, scroll down until you see the download
files listed below:

 Pick the right version accordingly to your Windows / Mac distribution.

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 Go to your Downloads directory, right click on the installer and click on Run
as administrator.

 Make sure you check the option Add Python 3.6 to PATH
 Click on the Install Now option.

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IDLE and the interactive shell.

Typing the word “python” at your system shell prompt like this begins an
interactive Python session; the “%” character at the start of this listing
stands for a generic system prompt

The Python Shell is where you can explore Python syntax, get interactive
help on commands, and debug short programs.

The graphical Python Shell (named I D L E ) also contains a decent text


editor that supports Python syntax coloring and integrates with the Python
Shell. The three angle brackets, >>>, denote the Python Shell prompt.

Other Editors.

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There are many other editors that can be used to write Python applications
like PyCharm and VsCode. We will have a look at them later in the course
as it is important to learn to use IDLE first. IDLE is a cross platform editor
that is written in Python.

Basic operations on the shell.

Single line expressions.


Single block expressions.

Running the script file.

From the editor you can run a script file by using ‘f5’ function key or the run option
from the menu.

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