Python Programming

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Installing Python


installed python 3.4 on xpsp3

We first need to make sure that Python is installed on your Operating System of choice.

Follow the Instructions at http://pytuts.blogspot.com/2011/06/installing-python.html

You can either Install Python 2.x or Python 3.x

  • Python 2.x is widely used and supports many frameworks and packages.
  • Python 3.x is the future and will soon replace 2.x.
  • For more information on whether to choose Python2.x or Python 3.x, visit: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3

 

Reply to this task with the following information:

  • Your Operating System
  • The version of Python that you have installed (2.x or 3.x)
  • Something you are excited to learn about in this class.

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  • Jeff said:

     

    • Your Operating System

    CentOS 5.5

    • The version of Python that you have installed (2.x or 3.x)

    2.x

    • Something you are excited to learn about in this class.

    I am excited to learn about modular programming and functions

    on Oct. 1, 2011, 12:41 p.m.

  • shalini said:

    • Your Operating System
      • Windows 7 64 bit
    • The version of Python that you have installed (2.x or 3.x)
      • Python 3.2
    • Something you are excited to learn about in this class.
      • A new language
    on Sept. 27, 2011, 3:49 a.m.

  • NamKeph said:

    • Your Operating System
      • Windows 7 64 bit
    • The version of Python that you have installed (2.x or 3.x)
      • Python 2.7
    • Something you are excited to learn about in this class.
      • batch file processing, automating repetitive tasks
    on Sept. 20, 2011, 9:37 a.m.

  • Anonym said:

    • windows 7 - ubuntu 11.10
    • Python 2.7.2+
    • It would be great to retake programming skills
    on Sept. 18, 2011, 9:07 p.m.

  • Anonym said:

    I want to learn Python because I am interested in teaching a programming language  It's so exciting.

    on Sept. 16, 2011, 4:46 a.m.

  • Anonym said:

    I want to learn Python because I am interested in teaching a programming language  It's so exciting.

    on Sept. 16, 2011, 4:44 a.m.

  • Sage Ross said:

    Linux Mint 11 LXDE

    Python 2.7 and Python 3.2

    I'm hoping to learn enough to start making contributions to free software projects.  Working on something like novacut would be super awesome, although that's probably going to be way out of my league for quite a while.

    on Sept. 15, 2011, 8:51 p.m.

  • Chen Liang said:

     

    OS

    Ubuntu 10.04.3

    Python

    2.6.5

    Reason

    Want to learn python for system and web programming.

    on Sept. 15, 2011, 1:33 p.m.

  • Anonym said:

    OS

    Mac OSX 10.7.1

    Python

    3.2.2

    Reason

    Excited to learn a new programming language that I can more easily share with my students.

    on Sept. 15, 2011, 1:19 p.m.

  • Rafa Gimenez said:

    Unfortunately, Windows 7 and Python 3.2.2. I'm really willing to learn new and cool technologies to develop high performance web services.

    on Sept. 15, 2011, 6:54 a.m.

  • emilfos said:

    • Windows 7
    • Pyton 2.7.2
    • I'm new to programming, so I am excited to learn anything.
    on Sept. 15, 2011, 6:45 a.m.

  • Camara said:

     

     (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)] on linux2

    Python 2.4.3

    on Sept. 15, 2011, 12:52 a.m.

  • Anonym said:

     

    Windows 7 Pro

    Python 3.2

    I am looking forward to learning how to automate repetitive tasks to increase my productivity

    on Sept. 15, 2011, 12:39 a.m.

  • GRO said:

    OS: Mac OS X 10.6.8

    Python: 3.1

    Most interested in learning how to integrate Python with web apps (and creating XBMC plugins).

    IDLE would often crash on me, so I've started using Eclipse IDE with the PyDev plugin - absolutely loving that.

    There is this warning in the intro text of IDLE that I haven't followed up on - anyone else see this?

    WARNING: The version of Tcl/Tk (8.5.7) in use may be unstable.

    on Aug. 8, 2011, 7:35 p.m.

  • Steve said:

    Installed on Windows (XP) and (7)

    Version 3

    Excited to gain some understanding of the language and expand my knowledge of programming.

    on Aug. 5, 2011, 12:07 p.m.

  • Adam Collado said:

    OS: Windows 7

    Python Version: 2.7.2

    I was working with Python a couple of years ago, but most of my previous knowledge has fallin to the way side (got to exercise the muscle if you don't want it to get weak), so I'm excited to pick it back up and start doing far more useful things with it. I already have a couple of projects in mind to being with starting with using the Google Data API to build an app for a certain function I want to with my Contacts

    on July 27, 2011, 11:25 a.m.

  • Manju said:

    Installed Python 2.7 on Win 7 32 bit

    I am excited about picking a dynamic scripting language and learning valuable functional programming concepts as well!

    on July 24, 2011, 4:55 p.m.