Dink Software

Python is a clean easy to pick up high level programming language. One of the key characteristics of Python is it's approachabilty; Anyone can easily download and install the interpreter on a Pc, Mac or Linux based system and use it's interactive shell.

Go download Python 2.6.2 for your appropriate operating system from here.

Then, if you opted to download a installer, simply run the executable and follow the wizard.

After Python has successfully installed you should notice a program called 'IDLE'. This is the interactive python shell.

Open IDLE and type:

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print "Hello world!"

And hit return!

Well done, you've succefully downloaded, installed and executed your first bit of Python.



You may also want to download Python 2.6.2's documentation from here.

It works. (I already has 2.6.2 installed). Just going to download the documentation now.

I suggest you start a new topic for each tutorial etc...

Dink wrote:It works. (I already has 2.6.2 installed). Just going to download the documentation now.

I suggest you start a new topic for each tutorial etc...

There is quite abit of documentation. And i will place each tutorial in it's own thread.