Set Up

You have two kinds of options to work with Python while learning.

• Local Machine (Your desktop/laptop)
• An Online environment (replit and etc.)

Local Environment

This is a very flexible option. But, it takes some effort to set it up. You can download the installer for your distribution and install it.

https://www.python.org/downloads/

This is usually a straight forward process if you have the sufficient permissions on your local machine (you usually do).

Online Environment

This is a convenient, portable option that's hosted by some third pary. There are several options.

• python.org Shell
• replit
• Github Codespaces
• W3 Schools

There are more options available and a quick Google search would fetch you more options.

Validation

If you can run the below command python -V and see a similar output with Python version number, you're good to go!

Bash

$ python -V
Python 3.12.1

Note

Depending on your environment, sometime the python binary might be called py (windows) or python3. If you don't get success with python, you can try the other options and stick with what works in the future.