Python 3 Learning Materials
Installing
- I would recommend skipping installing Python on your machine for now. Instead, I would start with something like Google Colab. It's linked to your Google account and Google Drive and they have a generous free tier. This is an excellent environment for first learning Python in and similar to a Jupyter Lab/Notebook environment that you will likely use in the future at some point.
- After using Google Colab for some time, Python can be installed multiple ways. My recommendations:
- Windows
- Scoop or Chocolatey package manager (
scoop install python
) - Anaconda/Spyder provides a GUI similar to Matlab's GUI (great for data science, data exploration, or other STEM tasks)
- Using Ubuntu under Window's Subsystem for Linux (then see L
- Scoop or Chocolatey package manager (
- Windows