To download Python for Windows, follow these steps:
- Open your web browser and go to the official Python website: https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
- On the Python downloads page, you will see a list of available Python versions for Windows. The latest stable version is usually recommended. Click on the “Download Python x.x.x” button to download the installer, where “x.x.x” represents the version number.
- You will be directed to a new page with various download options. Scroll down to find the “Files” section.
- In the “Files” section, you will see different installers for Windows. Choose the appropriate installer based on your system architecture:
- If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, choose the “Windows x86-64 executable installer.”
- If you have a 32-bit version of Windows, choose the “Windows x86 executable installer.”
- Click on the installer link to start the download. Your browser will begin downloading the Python installer.
- Once the download is complete, locate the downloaded installer file (e.g., “python-x.x.x.exe”) in your Downloads folder or the location you chose for downloads.
- Double-click on the installer file to run it.
- In the Python installer, make sure to check the box that says “Add Python x.x to PATH.” This option is important for enabling Python to be easily accessible from the command line.
- Click the “Install Now” button to begin the installation process.
- The installer will copy Python files to your system and set up the environment. Once the installation is complete, you will see a screen that says, “Setup was successful.”
- You can now close the installer, and Python is installed on your Windows computer.
- To verify that Python was installed successfully, open the Command Prompt or PowerShell and type the following command:
cssCopy codepython --version
It should display the Python version you installed.
That’s it! You’ve successfully downloaded and installed Python on your Windows computer. You can start using Python by running scripts or opening the Python interpreter in the Command Prompt or other development environments like IDLE, PyCharm, Visual Studio Code, etc
