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==~~Lesson One~~==

==Why to learn Python==

Python is a great language to start programming with for several reasons

# It's free

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Peter Norvig, Google says this about Python "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. " Nasa also uses Python and so do a growing number of other businesses.

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==How to get the correct IDLE for you==

Downloading Python

Before you start, you need Python on your computer, but you may not need to download it. First of all check (by entering python in a command line window) that you don't already have Python installed! If you see a response from a Python interpreter it will include a version number in its inital display. Generally any recent version will do, as Python makes every attempt to maintain backwards compatibility.

If you need to install, you may as well download the most recent stable version. This is the one with the highest number that isn't marked as an alpha or beta release. Currently the stable version is [WWW] Python 2.5.

If you're running Windows: the most stable Windows download is [WWW] Python 2.5 for Windows.

If you're running Windows XP: a complete guide to installing ActivePython is at [WWW] Python on XP: 7 Minutes To "Hello World!". ShowMeDo has [WWW] three videos for downloading, installing and testing Python (v2.4.2) on a Windows XP machine, though the 'downloading' video refers to an earlier version of the python.org website.

If you are using a Mac, see [WWW] this page. MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger) come with Python already, but you will probably want to install the [WWW] latest universal build.

For Red Hat, install the python2 and python2-devel packages.

For Debian, install the python2.5 and python2.5-dev packages.

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download

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-==Lesson One==
+==Why to learn Python==
 Python is a great language to start programming with for several reasons
 # It's free
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 Peter Norvig, Google says this about Python "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. "  Nasa also uses Python and so do a growing number of other businesses.
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+==How to get the correct IDLE for you==
+Downloading Python
+Before you start, you need Python on your computer, but you may not need to download it. First of all check (by entering python in a command line window) that you don't already have Python installed! If you see a response from a Python interpreter it will include a version number in its inital display. Generally any recent version will do, as Python makes every attempt to maintain backwards compatibility.
+If you need to install, you may as well download the most recent stable version. This is the one with the highest number that isn't marked as an alpha or beta release. Currently the stable version is [WWW] Python 2.5.
+If you're running Windows: the most stable Windows download is [WWW] Python 2.5 for Windows.
+If you're running Windows XP: a complete guide to installing ActivePython is at [WWW] Python on XP: 7 Minutes To "Hello World!". ShowMeDo has [WWW] three videos for downloading, installing and testing Python (v2.4.2) on a Windows XP machine, though the 'downloading' video refers to an earlier version of the python.org website.
+If you are using a Mac, see [WWW] this page. MacOS 10.2 (Jaguar), 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger) come with Python already, but you will probably want to install the [WWW] latest universal build.
+For Red Hat, install the python2 and python2-devel packages.
+For Debian, install the python2.5 and python2.5-dev packages.
+http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download

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