instructions for getting up and running with python 3.5/pygame/pycharm/github

installation-instructions.txt

python 3.5 (32-bit): https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.5.0/python-3.5.0.exe
pygame 1.9.2 (compatible with python 3.5 32-bit): http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/xmshzit7/pygame-1.9.2a0-cp35-none-win32.whl
pycharm community edition 4.5.4: https://d1opms6zj7jotq.cloudfront.net/python/pycharm-community-4.5.4.exe
github for windows installer: https://github-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/GitHubSetup.exe
 
run python installer:
        - when it gives option to "Install Now" or "Customize installation":
                - if you DON'T care where it goes, click the checkbox "Add Python 3.5 to PATH" and click "Install Now"
                - if you DO care where it lives on your computer, choose "Customize installation"
                        - when it lists advanced options and stuff:
                                just choose where you want it installed
                                tick "Set Python environment variables (PATH and PATHEXT)"
                                and, "Precompile standard library" (because why not)
        - to check things worked, you should have a new program on your start menu:
                "Python 3.5 (32-bit)"
                Run this program, and it should open a little terminal window, type into it:
                        print("Hello, World!")
                It should print this back at you, the future is now!
 
to install pygame:
        - open a command prompt/powershell to where you downloaded the pygame ".whl" file
        - then run the following command, telling python to install the pygame library:
                pip3 install .\pygame-1.9.2a0-cp35-none-win32.whl
        - to test it worked, open a python terminal (see above in last step of running python installer [testing it worked])
                into the terminal type:
                        import pygame
                if no error comes out, happy days!
 
to install pycharm and github, run installer, usual jazz, nothing fancy.