# Setup Python 3 on Windows

## Setup Windows 10 (if new machine)

* power on
* turn off cortana (the Microsoft Voice)
* skip sign in with Microsoft by clicking on Offline account then click No
* choose a name I chose testname and password (write down password)
* create security questions and answers all answers seattle
* decline to make cortana your personal assistant
* answer no to do more across devices with activity history
* accept privacy settings - they can be changed later

\-----> OS should boot up <-----

mouse error - ignore

## Install Python

### --> open Chrome browser and make it default browser

### We use package managers to install code because they help to make the code available to all users.

### Install Chocolatey which is a Windows Package Manager

#### Use command line to install

Windows button - type command - right click it and choose **Install as Administrator**

If you want to copy from a web page to command line you can use **CTRL-C** to copy and **CTRL-V** to paste

navigate to <https://chocolatey.org/install> and install chocolatey

You can test the chocolatey install by opening a new windows and typing `choco`

### Use Chocolatey to install Python, Pip and Pipenv

navigate to <https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/install3/win/>

`install python 3.7.2`

`python --version`

### run pip install to install Python's package manager

`python -m pip install -U pip`

Answer **Y** to any questions to install scripts

`pip —version 19.1.1`

### use pip to install

#### pipenv which is a way allow creation of multiple environments on one machine

<https://docs.python-guide.org/dev/virtualenvs/#virtualenvironments-ref>

`pip install --user pipenv`

## install git

<https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git>

Use this link to install on Windows - choose 64 bit version if asked

<https://git-scm.com/download/win>

once downloaded click on exe to install

## install Visual Studio Code

<https://code.visualstudio.com/download>

Choose 64bit version if asked

## create account on repl.it

This is a place to write, run and store code for free.

<https://repli.it>

## create an account on github.com

This is a place to store versioned code

<https://github.com/>

<https://chocolatey.org/packages/python/3.7.2>

reboot

make yourself admin

install visual studio

create an account


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