# Part 1 - Setting up python

\[Video version here]

{% hint style="info" %}
Before we start coding in python you are going to need python here are some options (we will be using replit.com in this course)
{% endhint %}

### Python on [replit.com](https://www.replit.com)

Step 1 - Login or Signup for replit using your google account

| <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-Mb4Z2hDth8olluuM6db%2F-Mb4_3uitOZnttsiGFIo%2FGet%20replit%201.png?alt=media&#x26;token=13648d46-b752-4307-ad18-9f6fa774f8b3" alt="" data-size="original"> | <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-Mb4_IOYUEGccgdmbovy%2F-Mb4_oSdPZzTdZ6YMVft%2FGet%20replit%202.png?alt=media&#x26;token=91e82958-bbe6-4912-8255-a7bdcbacaeb7" alt="" data-size="original"> |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Go to replit.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Signup with your Google account                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

Step 2 - Create a python project

![](https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-Mb4_IOYUEGccgdmbovy%2F-Mb4l3qtcNksFqI6kXG9%2FGet%20replit%203.png?alt=media\&token=b7d0b6e6-0a08-4ce1-818d-21939e8abc99)

Step 3 - Type print("Hello, World!") and click run, congrats you've made a hello world program!

### Install python on your computer

Step 1 - Go to [python.org/downloads](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and get the latest version of python 3

![](https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGMhMcAJchxnG7ul1V%2F-MfGNKPhPQKeuWs5jOKx%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%201.png?alt=media\&token=5f8eedab-6c8b-4f9c-bbdb-162caf4c5f24)

Step 2 - Locate the installer and install it

![](https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGMhMcAJchxnG7ul1V%2F-MfGNY17EbF_uVg4UjTs%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%202.png?alt=media\&token=b9718769-7f0b-4c62-a997-86689121a5c7)

Step 4 - Installer

| <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGMhMcAJchxnG7ul1V%2F-MfGVkGymzD64zF9MkAE%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%203.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d429ca6b-485b-4b39-9273-c1f641ca18d2" alt="" data-size="original"> | <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGMhMcAJchxnG7ul1V%2F-MfGVsEHtl9yzTwo_5Bb%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%204.png?alt=media&#x26;token=aeb81ff4-900e-49bb-b81f-a196c5670de4" alt="" data-size="original"> |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGW19Zy-TLPAcsAgrq%2F-MfGW4zVcU4prJ9QfGGK%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%205.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c207dc64-b353-49e1-96d2-c932fba1500b" alt="" data-size="original"> | <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGW19Zy-TLPAcsAgrq%2F-MfGWDd9v6H_qNc6MDhW%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%206.png?alt=media&#x26;token=83b8b161-dea8-47b8-9805-96e7845ce74f" alt="" data-size="original"> |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MfGW19Zy-TLPAcsAgrq%2F-MfGWLb6SaGmRAgO-eft%2FPython%20Download%20MacOS%207.png?alt=media&#x26;token=88c5cf8e-0232-4da0-8223-b67dcdf0dd05" alt="" data-size="original"> |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

Step 5 - Open Python IDLE and type print("Hello, World!")

| Mac OS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Windows 10                                  |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Press ⌘ + Space and search for IDLE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Click on the search bar and search for IDLE |
| <img src="https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MgiPC2ZtvwkXMl5gAHJ%2F-MgiQqXQo0izT6IRcSGB%2FOpen%20Python%20IDLE%20Mac.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0df9b9e1-bc01-4f2b-984c-cd94cbe34176" alt="" data-size="original"> | \[No image]                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                             |

Step 6 - Type print("Hello, World!") and click run, congrats you've made a hello world program!

### Pycharm IDE for Python

Step 1 - Go to Jetbrains website and navigate to [pycharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/download/) and download

![](https://1769714528-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUO22awSZ9DY17nh-IP%2F-MjawYGx3rk8yXlsV5fQ%2F-Mjax5Crr1XwixLFk5yO%2FPycharm%20Website.png?alt=media\&token=7ec220fc-5ceb-4aea-86f0-231c749ca11e)

Step 2 - Install Pycharm by following the Installer

Step 3 -&#x20;
