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Lesson 0: Programming Setup

Day 0

Install Python3 on Windows

Go to the official website and click download

Run the installation wizard and make sure Python is added to the PATH If you do not do this you may not be able to follow with the tutorial

Open IDLE on Windows (A new application) if you are able to launch it you are done!

Install Python3 on Windows

Go to the official website and click download

Run the installation wizard and make sure Python is added to the PATH If you do not do this you may not be able to follow with the tutorial

Go on the TERMINAL APPLICATION and type python or python3 if the output doesn't say command not found Python has been successfully installed on your computer

Install Python3 on Linux (Beginners Ignore This)

If you are using linux, you are most likely comfortable with the terminal. To install it on your distribution run these commands

Ubuntu

sudo apt install python3

Arch

sudo pacman -S python

Fedora

sudo dnf install python

Sorry BSD users, but you are not supported

Install VSCode (Windows Mac and Linux)

Go on VSCodes website here

Click the download button for your operating system.

Open the installer .exe or .dmg file

Go through the installation process