Installation & Getting Started

Steps to Install Python:

1. Visit the official python website: https://www.python.org/
2. Download the executable file based on your Operating System and version specifications.
3. Run the executable file and complete the installation process.

Version:

After installation check the version of python by typing following command: ‘python –version’.

Starting Python:

Open Python IDE or any other text editor of your preferred choice. Let’s understand python code execution with the simplest print statement. Type the following in the IDE: 

print("Hello World !!!")

Now save the file with a .py extension and Run it. You will get the following output:

Hello World !!!

Installing Packages:

To install packages in Python, we use the pip command. 
e.g. pip install “Package Name”

Following command installs pandas package in Python

pip install pandas

We will learn more about the pip command in the chapter dedicated to pip.