On Windows you have a choice between 32-bit (labeled x86) and and 64-bit (labeled x86-64) versions, and several flavors of installer for each. The most stable Windows downloads are available from the Python for Windows page. They are available via the yellow download buttons on that page. Please see the Python downloads page for the most up to date versions of Python. This is the one with the highest number that isn't marked as an alpha or beta release.
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If you need to install Python, you may as well download the most recent stable version. The Python launcher can also let you select any of the various versions you may have installed from a single command.
On Windows, try py first - this is the relatively recent Python Launcher, which has a better chance of avoiding some of the path problems that might occur because on Windows programs don't install into any of the small set of common locations that are searched by default. If python starts a Python 2.x interpreter, try entering python3 and see if an up to date version is already installed. Python 2.x and Python 3.x are intentionally not fully compatible. Generally any Python 3.x version will do, as Python makes every attempt to maintain backwards compatibility within major Python versions. If you see a response from a Python interpreter it will include a version number in its initial display. Before you start, you will need Python on your computer.Ĭheck whether you already have an up to date version of Python installed by entering python in a command line window.