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• Python Basics For Beginners
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The following is a step-by-step guide for beginners interested in learning Python using Windows 10.

Set up your development environment

• See the Python for Mac OS X page. MacOS from 10.2 (Jaguar) to 10.15 (Catalina) includes a system version of Python 2, but it is best not to consider this the Python to use for your programming tasks - install a current Python 3.x version instead. MacOS after 10.15 (Catalina) will not include a default system Python.
• Beginner friendly system shell. Select Tools → Open system shell to install extra packages or learn handling Python on command line. PATH and conflicts with other Python interpreters are taken care of by Thonny. Simple and clean pip GUI. Select Tools → Manage packages for.

For beginners who are new to Python, we recommend you install Python from the Microsoft Store. Installing via the Microsoft Store uses the basic Python3 interpreter, but handles set up of your PATH settings for the current user (avoiding the need for admin access), in addition to providing automatic updates. This is especially helpful if you are in an educational environment or a part of an organization that restricts permissions or administrative access on your machine.

If you are using Python on Windows for web development, we recommend a different set up for your development environment. Rather than installing directly on Windows, we recommend installing and using Python via the Windows Subsystem for Linux. For help, see: Get started using Python for web development on Windows. If you're interested in automating common tasks on your operating system, see our guide: Get started using Python on Windows for scripting and automation. For some advanced scenarios (like needing to access/modify Python's installed files, make copies of binaries, or use Python DLLs directly), you may want to consider downloading a specific Python release directly from python.org or consider installing an alternative, such as Anaconda, Jython, PyPy, WinPython, IronPython, etc. We only recommend this if you are a more advanced Python programmer with a specific reason for choosing an alternative implementation.

Install Python

To install Python using the Microsoft Store:

The 'Python 3.8 Bootcamp for Beginners' course shows how to rapidly develop and maintain effective Python programs. The course includes thorough coverage of Python syntax, built in data types and control constructs.

1. Go to your Start menu (lower left Windows icon), type 'Microsoft Store', select the link to open the store.

2. Once the store is open, select Search from the upper-right menu and enter 'Python'. Open 'Python 3.7' from the results under Apps. Select Get.

3. Once Python has completed the downloading and installation process, open Windows PowerShell using the Start menu (lower left Windows icon). Once PowerShell is open, enter Python --version to confirm that Python3 has installed on your machine.

4. The Microsoft Store installation of Python includes pip, the standard package manager. Pip allows you to install and manage additional packages that are not part of the Python standard library. To confirm that you also have pip available to install and manage packages, enter pip --version.

Install Visual Studio Code

By using VS Code as your text editor / integrated development environment (IDE), you can take advantage of IntelliSense (a code completion aid), Linting (helps avoid making errors in your code), Debug support (helps you find errors in your code after you run it), Code snippets (templates for small reusable code blocks), and Unit testing (testing your code's interface with different types of input).

VS Code also contains a built-in terminal that enables you to open a Python command line with Windows Command prompt, PowerShell, or whatever you prefer, establishing a seamless workflow between your code editor and command line.

1. To install VS Code, download VS Code for Windows: https://code.visualstudio.com.

2. Once VS Code has been installed, you must also install the Python extension. To install the Python extension, you can select the VS Code Marketplace link or open VS Code and search for Python in the extensions menu (Ctrl+Shift+X).

3. Python is an interpreted language, and in order to run Python code, you must tell VS Code which interpreter to use. We recommend sticking with Python 3.7 unless you have a specific reason for choosing something different. Once you've installed the Python extension, select a Python 3 interpreter by opening the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), start typing the command Python: Select Interpreter to search, then select the command. You can also use the Select Python Environment option on the bottom Status Bar if available (it may already show a selected interpreter). The command presents a list of available interpreters that VS Code can find automatically, including virtual environments. If you don't see the desired interpreter, see Configuring Python environments.

4. To open the terminal in VS Code, select View > Terminal, or alternatively use the shortcut Ctrl+` (using the backtick character). The default terminal is PowerShell.

5. Inside your VS Code terminal, open Python by simply entering the command: python

6. Try the Python interpreter out by entering: print('Hello World'). Python will return your statement 'Hello World'.

Install Git (optional)

If you plan to collaborate with others on your Python code, or host your project on an open-source site (like GitHub), VS Code supports version control with Git. The Source Control tab in VS Code tracks all of your changes and has common Git commands (add, commit, push, pull) built right into the UI. You first need to install Git to power the Source Control panel.

1. Download and install Git for Windows from the git-scm website.

2. An Install Wizard is included that will ask you a series of questions about settings for your Git installation. We recommend using all of the default settings, unless you have a specific reason for changing something.

3. If you've never worked with Git before, GitHub Guides can help you get started.

Hello World tutorial for some Python basics

Python, according to its creator Guido van Rossum, is a “high-level programming language, and its core design philosophy is all about code readability and a syntax which allows programmers to express concepts in a few lines of code.”

Python is an interpreted language. In contrast to compiled languages, in which the code you write needs to be translated into machine code in order to be run by your computer's processor, Python code is passed straight to an interpreter and run directly. You just type in your code and run it. Let's try it!

1. With your PowerShell command line open, enter python to run the Python 3 interpreter. (Some instructions prefer to use the command py or python3, these should also work). You will know that you're successful because a >>> prompt with three greater-than symbols will display.

2. There are several built-in methods that allow you to make modifications to strings in Python. Create a variable, with: variable = 'Hello World!'. Press Enter for a new line.

3. Print your variable with: print(variable). This will display the text 'Hello World!'.

4. Find out the length, how many characters are used, of your string variable with: len(variable). This will display that there are 12 characters used. (Note that the blank space it counted as a character in the total length.)

5. Convert your string variable to upper-case letters: variable.upper(). Now convert your string variable to lower-case letters: variable.lower().

6. Count how many times the letter 'l' is used in your string variable: variable.count('l').

7. Search for a specific character in your string variable, let's find the exclamation point, with: variable.find('!'). This will display that the exclamation point is found in the 11th position character of the string.

8. Replace the exclamation point with a question mark: variable.replace('!', '?').

9. To exit Python, you can enter exit(), quit(), or select Ctrl-Z.

Hope you had fun using some of Python's built-in string modification methods. Now try creating a Python program file and running it with VS Code.

Hello World tutorial for using Python with VS Code

The VS Code team has put together a great Getting Started with Python tutorial walking through how to create a Hello World program with Python, run the program file, configure and run the debugger, and install packages like matplotlib and numpy to create a graphical plot inside a virtual environment.

1. Open PowerShell and create an empty folder called 'hello', navigate into this folder, and open it in VS Code:

2. Once VS Code opens, displaying your new hello folder in the left-side Explorer window, open a command line window in the bottom panel of VS Code by pressing Ctrl+` (using the backtick character) or selecting View > Terminal. By starting VS Code in a folder, that folder becomes your 'workspace'. VS Code stores settings that are specific to that workspace in .vscode/settings.json, which are separate from user settings that are stored globally.

3. Continue the tutorial in the VS Code docs: Create a Python Hello World source code file.

Create a simple game with Pygame

Pygame is a popular Python package for writing games - encouraging students to learn programming while creating something fun. Pygame displays graphics in a new window, and so it will not work under the command-line-only approach of WSL. However, if you installed Python via the Microsoft Store as detailed in this tutorial, it will work fine.

1. Once you have Python installed, install pygame from the command line (or the terminal from within VS Code) by typing python -m pip install -U pygame --user.

2. Test the installation by running a sample game : python -m pygame.examples.aliens

3. All being well, the game will open a window. Close the window when you are done playing.

Here's how to start writing your own game.

1. Open PowerShell (or Windows Command Prompt) and create an empty folder called 'bounce'. Navigate to this folder and create a file named 'bounce.py'. Open the folder in VS Code:

2. Using VS Code, enter the following Python code (or copy and paste it):

3. Save it as: bounce.py.

4. From the PowerShell terminal, run it by entering: python bounce.py.

Try adjusting some of the numbers to see what effect they have on your bouncing ball.

Read more about writing games with pygame at pygame.org.

Resources for continued learning

We recommend the following resources to support you in continuing to learn about Python development on Windows.

Online courses for learning Python

• Introduction to Python on Microsoft Learn: Try the interactive Microsoft Learn platform and earn experience points for completing this module covering the basics on how to write basic Python code, declare variables, and work with console input and output. The interactive sandbox environment makes this a great place to start for folks who don't have their Python development environment set up yet.

• Python on Pluralsight: 8 Courses, 29 Hours: The Python learning path on Pluralsight offers online courses covering a variety of topics related to Python, including a tool to measure your skill and find your gaps.

• LearnPython.org Tutorials: Get started on learning Python without needing to install or set anything up with these free interactive Python tutorials from the folks at DataCamp.

• The Python.org Tutorials: Introduces the reader informally to the basic concepts and features of the Python language and system.

• Learning Python on Lynda.com: A basic introduction to Python.

Working with Python in VS Code

• Editing Python in VS Code: Learn more about how to take advantage of VS Code's autocomplete and IntelliSense support for Python, including how to customize their behavior... or just turn them off.

• Linting Python: Linting is the process of running a program that will analyse code for potential errors. Learn about the different forms of linting support VS Code provides for Python and how to set it up.

• Debugging Python: Debugging is the process of identifying and removing errors from a computer program. This article covers how to initialize and configure debugging for Python with VS Code, how to set and validate breakpoints, attach a local script, perform debugging for different app types or on a remote computer, and some basic troubleshooting.

• Unit testing Python: Covers some background explaining what unit testing means, an example walkthrough, enabling a test framework, creating and running your tests, debugging tests, and test configuration settings.

• 10 Best Python IDE for Mac

If you are looking for the best python IDE for MAC, this article should get you started.

Almost 26 years ago on February 20^th of 1991, a Dutch man unbolted a new era for an unprecedented and a fledgling High-Level Programming Language broadly used for General Purpose Programming. That programming language is what we know today as the Python languages.

As we are well aware, to program with any language, you first need to have the right tools. If you are programming on MAC, you will need to find the best Python IDE for Mac.

Whether you choose to go with the free or paid IDEs is entirely up to you.

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Choosing the right IDE is vital to surge efficiency and practicality of the program you want to pile up.

A professional programmer would spend his/her time in advance to determine an IDE which best describes his/her needs and objectives. So how to choose the right IDE? Well, this hinges on what you really are up to, what is your requirement, and can you meet the expenses of it or not.

Most of these IDEs can be used on multiple platforms. Several of these are free of cost, so if you are low on budget or a student wanting to learn Python, there are many choices for you to choose from.

However, for commercial use, numerous big organizations use some of the most cutting-edge Python IDEs. Some of the finest IDEs which are bursting with many features are PyCharm, Sublime, and Komodo etc.

10 Best Python IDE for Mac

Let us get right into it. These following are some of the popular Python IDEs for MAC. This is not an ordered list as some IDEs outweigh the others in a certain aspect be it features or price.

If you want to choose the right IDE, you will have to do a bit of a research by yourself. It will be a shame to pay for an IDE just to find out that it does not have the one feature that you need.

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1. PyCharm IDE

PyCharm is a professional IDE Suite which is offered in two different versions. One is Free Community Version aimed at individuals or learners. The Corporate version is meant for the Enterprise Developers. Developed by JetBrains, it is a company specializing in making extremely well developer tools from the last 15 years.

Most of the features are existent in free version. Some of the most resourceful functions like intelligent coding, intuitive project navigation, error check and fixing, and smart factoring etc. are the core of this IDE.

Besides these functions, other functions like iPython notebook which supports many scientific packages like NumPy, Matplotlip, and Anaconda etc. are available in Professional Version of PyCharm only.

2. Pydev IDE

PyDev is the IDE of hundreds of thousands of people. Why? Because it is totally free. It is bursting with a package of extremely useful features. It is originally an open source plugin working on Eclipse thus bringing Eclipse to the gorge of Python.

Existing Eclipse users can start writing python codes on Pydev. And in case you are not an existing user at Eclipse, coding can wait till you become an Eclipse user.

An IDE filled with countless features, some of the most advance and joyful features are Integrated Python Debugging, Code Analysis, Code Templates, Smart Indent, Bracket matching, Django Integration, multi-Language support and much more.

Developed by Aleks Ttotic in 2004 is currently upheld by Fabio Zadrozny. Including Python, Pydev also supports Jython and IronPython as well.

3. Spyder Python

Created under license of MIT, this is a free and open source IDE. This IDE itself being developed with Python is a light, robust and a feature jammed IDE for Python.

Plentiful features of Spyder Python are its multi-language editor, Variable Explorer, Find in files, Find in Folders, Documentation Viewer, and Interactive Console. Even though this is multiplatform IDE which can be used in Windows, Mac, Linux and other OS, Spyder Python can also be used as PyQt extension.

4. VIM

VIM is a very widespread and one of the most innovative text editor and it is exceptionally popular among Python Developers. This free of cost IDE can be used under the license of GPL.

Although VIM is a very modern text editor, it can be used as a Python development environment when configured appropriately. VIM is a very light, no mouse (it can be used only with keyboard) keyboard lovers development environment.

To use VIM as an IDE, one needs to configure VIM with the help of some plugins before actually start coding. VIM can be a perfect choice for Linux users as well.

5. Wing IDE:

Developed 15 years ago by Wingware, Wing IDE is destined for professionals. This multiplatform IDE derives in free and a professional version.

Debugging being the most stimulated area, Wing IDE comes with many other features like thread code debugging, auto child debugging, breakpoints, code stepping, code inspection and many other qualities.

6. Python Tool for Visual Studios PTVS

Same as Pydev for eclipse, PTVS is designed to lodge itself in Microsoft Visual Studio. Released in 2015 PTVS supports Visual Studio from version 2013 and onwards. PTVS also have support for free versions of Visual Studio.

Overflowing with features like code editing, profiling, C/C++ debugging and Linux/Mac OS remote debugging, this IDE tool is one best IDE amongst all other IDEs.

7. Komodo IDE

Patenting from Active state, this multiplatform, Multilanguage IDE has support for Python. This IDE is essentially a commercial program but it can be obtained free of cost under the name Komodo Edit. However, the free version does not come with all the features that are at hand in the commercial version.

Komodo includes basic features like code refactoring, auto complete, go to definition, code browser, multi-process debugging, multithread debugging etc.

8. Eric Python

Written in Python, Eric is the conception of Detlev Offenbach. This under the license of GPL, free to use IDE is amongst the club of other popular IDEs used by professionals.

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Features like call taps, folding, highlighting, code coverage and profiling etc. are some of the salient of all the features. Key features like rope refactoring, core plugins, application diagrams, integrated task management, unit test support etc. are those features which make this IDE competitive among other IDEs.

9. Emacs IDE

Emacs is one its kinds. It is a broadly customizable GNU editor. When the purpose is to write Python programs, Emacs becomes highly transformable free of cost Python IDE.

When it comes to Python, Emacs gives the options like Python-mode. Emacs can be enhanced further by additional plugins.

10- Sublime Text 3

One of the most power full-text editors in the present world, Sublime Text 3 gives the freedom to be used just as a fully featured IDE.

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With the help of Anaconda Package, Sublime Text 3 with Python can accomplish magic. Anaconda provides the basics of IDE while Sublime Text 3 provides tons of other customizable features

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A small article such as this cannot do justice to all the applications and benefits of Python. They are simply too many.

Python is some of the supreme projecting and extensively used programming language in the existing world. Python is multi-paradigm which entirely approves OOP and structured programming.

Python is a well-designed programming language which extends a comprehensively clean syntax. A thorough library exceptionally incorporated and numerous other third party documentation. Python is a very accepted programming language. It is a much-expanded language ranging from GUI designs to Web Content and Websites.

Is it Beginner Friendly?

Python, in my understanding, should be the starting point for any beginner who is learning a high-level programming language. It has one of the simplest syntax.

The code just makes sense by just reading it. It is plain English. I know I am trying to over simplify, but really it is designed to be beginner friendly.

Plus, given the vast areas where it applies, you can make an awesome career out of it.

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Conclusion

Python is a far-reaching language and so are the IDEs for Python. All IDEs cited in this article comes with different packages but with one mutual option i.e swiftness and handy code development.

You can find paid as well as free versions. Most of the IDEs have a very strong community, especially the open source ones who are constantly engaging with the user base to improve their software.

All in all, every programming career begins with an IDE. If you are looking for best python IDEs for MAC, then these were the popular 10.