Python installation

Installing Python on your Windows laptop

Files to download (from the Google Classroom "course materials" area)

1. create a folder c:\temp, save the following files to this folder
2. Python 2.7.14 (win 32-bit)
3. get-pip.py
4. install_python.bat
5. sq.py

Steps to follow

• Double click on the downloaded python-2.7-14.msi program.
• Open a command window and change directory to where you saved get-pip.py

<syntaxhighlight lang="DOS" style="border:3px dashed black"> cd c:\temp </syntaxhighlight>

• execute get-pip.py

<syntaxhighlight lang="DOS" style="border:3px dashed black"> python get-pip.py </syntaxhighlight>

• execute the install_python.bat script

<syntaxhighlight lang="DOS" style="border:3px dashed black"> install_python.bat </syntaxhighlight>

• After the above process are completed (without error or interruption), try the following script:

<syntaxhighlight lang="DOS" style="border:3px dashed black"> python sq.py </syntaxhighlight>

• If everything works out, you should see a window containing a light blue square at the center as shown below (lasting for 2 seconds then vanishes).

Install Python on Mac OSX

Files to download

• assuming that you download files to the "Downloads" directory under your home directory, which is the default.

1. python 2.7.14 for mac (python-2.7.14-macosx10.6.pkg)
2. get-pip.py
3. install_python
4. sq.py

Steps to follow

• Double click on the downloaded python-2.7-14-macosx10.6.pkg program.
• Open a terminal window and change directory to where you saved get-pip.py

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" style="border:3px dashed black"> cd /Users/<Your account>/Downloads </syntaxhighlight>

• execute get-pip.py

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" style="border:3px dashed black"> python get-pip.py </syntaxhighlight>

• execute the install_python script

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" style="border:3px dashed black"> bash install_python </syntaxhighlight>

• After the above process are completed (without error or interruption), try the following script:

<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" style="border:3px dashed black"> python sq.py </syntaxhighlight>

• If everything works out, you should see a window containing a light blue square at the center as shown below (lasting for 2 seconds then vanishes).