Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python - Second Edition

Installing Python

To install Python, we use the following method.

Python is an interpreted language, and statements are executed line by line. A programmer can typically write down the series of commands in a source code file. For Python, the source code is stored in a file with a .py file extension.

Python is fully integrated and usually already installed on most of the Linux and Mac operating systems. Generally, the pre-installed Python version is 2.7. You can check the version installed on the system using the following commands:

>>> import sys>>> print(sys.version)3.7.0 (v3.7.0:1bf9cc5093, Jun 27 2018, 04:06:47) [MSC v.1914 32 bit (Intel)]

You can also install a different version of Python using the following commands on Linux:

1. Open ...