Start by heading to the Python dowload page
Click the yellow download button to download the latest version of Python:
You should see something like this at the bottom of your browser:
Once the download completes open the downloaded file.
This is the first window you should see. Our first step is to click the "Add Python to PATH" checkbox.
Failure to add Python to the PATH may result in strange errors that will require reinstallation of Python as the easiest fix.
Next we want to click on install now.
Wait for the installation process to do its thing
Finally we should see a window like this. You can click close now.
Now let's verify everything is working properly.
Open your powershell by opening your start menu and typing powershell.
You should see something similar to this:
After clicking on PowerShell we should see a window like this one:
Now lets type the command py and press enter:
You should see something similar to this with your python version displayed.
You should also see >>> towards the bottom. This means you are now inside your python interpreter.
Now that we are inside our python interpreter we can run python commands. Let's try one.
Type: print("Hello World") inside your PowerShell and press enter:
Your PowerShell should output the message "Hello World"
To exit out of your Python interpreter just type exit() and press enter:
Now you are back in your normal PowerShell
Congratulations you have successfully installed Python!
