Quick Start

Step 1: Download & Install Python 2 & 3

Python 2.7 (32-bit)

  1. Click on the following link to download Python 2.7 ... https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.12/python-2.7.12.msi
  2. Double-click on the downloaded file to install it and use all of the default settings.

Python 3.5 (32-bit)

Attention

Mark the “Install Python 3.5 PATH” checkbox at the bottom of the first dialog box in the Python 3.5 install wizard.

  1. Click on the following link to download Python 3.5 ... https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.5.2/python-3.5.2.exe
  2. Double-click on the downloaded file to install it. With the exception of the “Install Python 2.5 PATH” checkbox, use all of the default settings.

Step 2: Validate the Default Interpreter

Use Ctrl-z to exit

Press [Ctrl]-z where you see the ^z symbol to exit out of the Python Interpreter.

  1. Open the command prompt and open the default interpreter:

    C:\> python
Python 3.5.2 (v3.5.2:4def2a2901a5, Jun 25 2016, 22:01:18) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> ^z

  2. Open the Python 2.7 interpreter:

    C:\> c:\Python27\python.exe
Python 2.7.12 (v2.7.12:d33e0cf91556, Jun 27 2016, 15:19:22) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> ^z

Step 3: Install a Virtual Environment Manager

  1. Install virtualenvwrapper-win ...
C:\> cd \temp
C:\> git clone https://github.com/davidmarble/virtualenvwrapper-win.git
C:\> cd virtualenvwrapper-win
C:\> python setup.py install
C:\> copy scripts\mkproject.bat %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\Scripts
C:\> notepad %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\Scripts\workon.bat
  1. Add the “doskey workoff=deactivate” line after “@echo off”.
@echo off

doskey workoff=deactivate

if not defined WORKON_HOME (
    set "WORKON_HOME=%USERPROFILE%\Envs"
)

Step 4: Install Interactive Computing Environments

Install IPython & Jupyter Notebook ...

C:\> pip install jupyter

C:\> mkvirtualenv -p c:\Python27\python.exe cp27
C:\> setprojdir c:\%USERNAME%\projects\cp27
C:\> workon cp27
C:\> pip install jupyter

C:\> mkproject cp35

Step 5: Install a Version Control System

Note

Download will start automatically once you click on the link

  1. Click on the following link to download Git ... https://git-scm.com/download/win
  2. Double-click on the downloaded file to install it and use all of the default settings.

Step 6: Install Unix Utilities

  1. Click on the following link to download UnxUtils ... https://sourceforge.net/projects/unxutils/files/latest/download
  2. Click on the downloaded file to open it.
  3. Right-click anywhere in the whitespace on right pane of file explorer and select “Extract All”.
  4. When setting the destination folder browse to “C:Program Files (x86)”.
  5. Press [Win]-s then type “env”
  6. Select “Edit the System Environment Variables: Control Panel”
  7. Click on the “Environment Variables” button
  8. Click on the “Path” variable under “System Variables”
  9. Click on the “Edit” button
  10. Click on the “New” button
  11. Type “C:Program Files (x86)UnxUtilsusrlocalwbin” and press [Enter]
  12. Click the “Move Up” button until it is above “%SystemRoot%system32”
  13. Verify the sort command is the one that comes with unxutils by typing the following ...
C:\>whereis sort
C:\Program Files (x86)\UnxUtils\usr\local\wbin\sort.exe

Step 7: Install a Regular Expression Debugger

  1. Click on the following link to download Kodos ... https://sourceforge.net/projects/kodos/files/latest/download?source=files
  2. Double-click on the downloaded file to install it and use all of the default settings.

Step 8: Install a Tool for Getting & Sending Files using URL Syntax

  1. Click on the following link to download cURL ... http://www.confusedbycode.com/curl/#downloads
  2. Check the “I am not a robot” checkbox.
  3. Click on the curl-7.46.0-win32.exe button on the “Administrator Privileges (free) row.
  4. Double-click on the downloaded file to install it and use all of the default settings.

Step 9: Install a Code & Markup Editor

  1. Click on the following link to download Python 2.7 ... https://download.sublimetext.com/Sublime%20Text%20Build%203114%20Setup.exe
  2. Double-click on the downloaded file to install it.
  3. Set the destination directory to ...
c:\Program Files (x86)\Sublime Text 3
  1. Press and release the [Win] key and righ-click on the on the “Sublime Text 3” icon and select “More” then “Pin to Taskbar”. Click on the new icon on your taskbar (brown square with an orange “S” in the middle).
  2. From the menu at the top select “View” –> “Show Console”.
  3. Click in the console at the bottom of the screen and paste in the following code and press [Enter]
import urllib.request,os,hashlib; h = '2915d1851351e5ee549c20394736b442' + '8bc59f460fa1548d1514676163dafc88'; pf = 'Package Control.sublime-package'; ipp = sublime.installed_packages_path(); urllib.request.install_opener( urllib.request.build_opener( urllib.request.ProxyHandler()) ); by = urllib.request.urlopen( 'http://packagecontrol.io/' + pf.replace(' ', '%20')).read(); dh = hashlib.sha256(by).hexdigest(); print('Error validating download (got %s instead of %s), please try manual install' % (dh, h)) if dh != h else open(os.path.join( ipp, pf), 'wb' ).write(by)
  1. From the menu select “Preferences” –> “Package Control”
  2. Press “i” [Enter] to “Install Package”
  3. Type “flake8” and select “Python Flake8 Lint”
  4. From the menu select “Preferences” –> “Package Control”
  5. Press “i” [Enter] to “Install Package”
  6. Type “rest” and select “RestructuredText Improved”
  7. From the menu select “Preferences” –> “Package Control”
  8. Press “i” [Enter] to “Install Package”
  9. Type “sidebar” and select “SideBarEnhancements”
  10. From the menu select “File” –> “New File”
  11. Press [Ctrl]-s to “Save As”
  12. Type “temp.py”
  13. From the menu select “Preferences” –> “Settings - More” –> “Syntax Specific - User”
  14. Copy & Paste the text below into the main editor window
{
    "rulers": [72, 79],
    "translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
    "draw_white_space": "all",
    "tab_size": 4
}
  1. Press [Ctrl]-f then s to save the changes.
  2. Press [Ctrl]-w to close the window.
  3. If you have administrator right to your machine ... Right-click [Windows Start] and select “Command Prompt - Admin” Click the “Yes” button on the “Do you want to allow this application to make changes to your PC?” Copy and paste the following into the command prompt ...

Attention

If you installed Sublime Text 3 somewhere other than “C:Program Files (x86)Sublime Text 3” then modify the SET statement below accordingly.

       @echo off
       SET st3Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe

       rem add it for all file types
       @reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Edit with Sublime Text 3"   /f
       @reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%st3Path%,0" /f
       @reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%st3Path% \"%1\"" /f

       rem add it for folders
       @reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Edit with Sublime Text 3"   /f
       @reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3"         /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%st3Path%,0" /f
       @reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%st3Path% \"%1\"" /f

20. Close the Command window.

Congratulations!

You’re Windows 10 Python ecosystem is ready to rumble.