1 00:00:01,650 --> 00:00:03,700 All right, we need a few things in order to get started. 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:05,310 We need the Python programming language. 3 00:00:05,310 --> 00:00:09,990 We need some sort of text editor to write our code on, and we need a terminal to run commands on. 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,800 So in this video, we're going to download and install Python. 5 00:00:12,810 --> 00:00:17,400 Now, Python is super easy to install, and even if you've already installed it in the past, I'm going 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,170 to suggest that you reinstall it. 7 00:00:19,170 --> 00:00:20,720 And I'll show you why in just a second. 8 00:00:20,730 --> 00:00:25,470 So head over to Google and type in you just type in Python. 9 00:00:25,620 --> 00:00:27,470 And the website is Python Dog. 10 00:00:27,490 --> 00:00:30,990 You just type in Python Dog if you want and go straight there. 11 00:00:31,350 --> 00:00:36,600 But click on the downloads tab right here and we could see its Python version, three point eight point 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:36,890 two. 13 00:00:36,900 --> 00:00:38,660 That's the most current version right now. 14 00:00:38,790 --> 00:00:40,980 If that number changes by the time you watch this video. 15 00:00:41,010 --> 00:00:41,550 No big deal. 16 00:00:41,550 --> 00:00:43,260 Just download whatever the latest version is. 17 00:00:43,260 --> 00:00:44,190 It'll work just fine. 18 00:00:44,460 --> 00:00:48,630 So go ahead and click this button and you could save this anywhere you want. 19 00:00:48,630 --> 00:00:50,280 I'm just going to save it to my desktop. 20 00:00:50,580 --> 00:00:51,690 And so we click save. 21 00:00:51,930 --> 00:00:54,930 I've actually already downloaded it, but I'll download it again here. 22 00:00:55,170 --> 00:00:59,940 Now I'm on the Firefox web browser and my downloads appear in this little blue arrow up here. 23 00:00:59,940 --> 00:01:03,930 If you're on Chrome, for instance, your downloads are going to be down here in the lower left hand 24 00:01:03,930 --> 00:01:04,350 corner. 25 00:01:04,590 --> 00:01:09,840 Whatever Web browser you're using, just go ahead and click the thing to open it and we can click this 26 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:10,680 to open the file. 27 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,540 And when we do, this box pops up. 28 00:01:12,540 --> 00:01:17,340 Now, there's a couple of things to note here that are kind of important in the first most important 29 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:18,930 thing is this little box down here. 30 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,390 It says add Python three point eight to path. 31 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,120 It is so important that you click this button. 32 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,160 I don't know why they don't have this by default. 33 00:01:26,430 --> 00:01:28,200 They should have it just checked by default. 34 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:29,250 But for some reason it's not. 35 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:30,810 So make sure you check that box. 36 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,710 What that does is it allows Python to run from anywhere on your computer. 37 00:01:34,980 --> 00:01:39,660 So we don't want Python to just run in the Python directory, for instance. 38 00:01:39,660 --> 00:01:41,790 We want to be able to use it anywhere on our computer. 39 00:01:41,790 --> 00:01:44,550 So click this button and you can use it anywhere on your computer. 40 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:48,690 Now, if you're on a Linux or Mac computer, I don't think they have paths. 41 00:01:48,690 --> 00:01:50,010 So you don't have to worry about this. 42 00:01:50,460 --> 00:01:54,840 That's why I suggest you reinstall this if you've already installed it in the past, because chances 43 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,670 are you may have missed this little box because you know who whoever changes the defaults for things, 44 00:01:59,670 --> 00:02:00,900 you just always take the defaults. 45 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,120 So by default, it's unchecked. 46 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,390 So you may have installed it and not check that box. 47 00:02:06,390 --> 00:02:09,630 So I suggest if you have installed it in the past, just go ahead and reinstall it. 48 00:02:09,780 --> 00:02:11,370 And you should be good to go the other.