You may open Python command line from Start Menu and you may run python commands as shown bellow:įor both Windows and Linux, to leave the Python prompt, issue 'quit()'. Wait now till the installation process is finished.Ĭlick Finish button at this stage and that's it. Once downloaded, double-click the file to install Python 3.2 on Windows 7. To run Python, just type python and hit enter and it will take you to the python prompt.ĭownload. You may test which version of Python is installed by running the following command :Īlso remember that with most of the Linux distributions, while installing, a standard installation process also installs Python by default. Theres a bevy of potential reasons why you cant install Python 3.6 on LinuxLite Id need at least an error message to start specifically tracking down. Download the latest Python 3 and Python 2 source. The same source code archive can also be used to build the Windows and Mac versions, and is the starting point for ports to all other platforms. After this installation process, for all your Python Scripts, you have to add (if required) '#!/opt/python3/bin/python3' as your path. For most Unix systems, you must download and compile the source code. Tar -xjf Python-3.2.tar.bz2 cd Python-3.2Īnd that's it. Remember that you must be Super User to install Python the way we discuss here.