You can't write Python without Python installed, and you'll write a lot more of it once your editor is set up properly. This module gets your machine ready, whatever operating system you're on, and introduces the habit that keeps every later project clean: the virtual environment.
It starts with installing Python itself on Windows, macOS, or Linux, then covers setting up VS Code with the Python extension so you can write, run, and debug scripts in one place. From there it covers virtual environments and pip — how to keep each project's dependencies isolated from every other project on your machine, and why that matters the moment you're juggling more than one.
Watch the lessons in order, then continue on to Syntax & Basics.
A quick, step-by-step walkthrough of downloading and installing the latest version of Python on your system.
A step-by-step tutorial covering installation on all three major operating systems, so you can follow along whichever machine you're on.
Install the Python extension for VS Code, select an interpreter, and run your first "Hello, World!" script from the editor.
What a virtual environment is, why every project should have its own, and how to create, activate, and install packages into one with venv and pip.