How to get started with Python -- for Windows PCs

All you'll need to get started is the Python programming language.
We are using Python version 3.5

If you have a 32-bit Operating System here is a link directly to the installer at python.org: Windows Python installer .
1) Scroll down the page till the end until you see the heading FILES and click on "Windows x86 web-based installer".
2) Click on the link and then select “Save …” and download the file named python-3.5.1-webinstall.exe
3) Double-click the file python-3.5.1-webinstall.exe to install. When the prompt opens for installing Python, please check the box "Add Python to Path" at the bottom of the prompt window. You may need to close browsers and restart during/after installing.
4) When you install Python in this standard way, you will also get IDLE, an editor tailored to the Python language. You can open IDLE simply by writing idle in the start menu on your desktop.

If you have a 64-bit Operating System here is a link directly to the installer at python.org: Windows Python installer .
1) Scroll down the page till the end until you see the heading FILES and click on "Windows x86-64 web-based installer".
2) Click on the link and then select “Save …” and download the file named python-3.5.1-amd64-webinstall.exe
3) Double-click the file python-3.5.1-amd64-webinstall.exe to install. When the prompt opens for installing Python, please check the box "Add Python to Path" at the bottom of the prompt window. You may need to close browsers and restart during/after installing.
4) When you install Python in this standard way, you will also get IDLE, an editor tailored to the Python language. You can open IDLE simply by writing idle in the start menu on your desktop.

That should be it -- please let us know if you have any troubles or concerns!