diff --git a/docs/starting/installation.rst b/docs/starting/installation.rst index 5ff2be5..09afe52 100644 --- a/docs/starting/installation.rst +++ b/docs/starting/installation.rst @@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ Properly Installing Python ========================== -Now that you've chosen :ref:`Python 2.7 `, let's install it properly. +There's a good chance that you already have Python on your operating system. + +If so, you do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries described in the guides below before you start building Python applications for real-world use. In particular, you should always install Distribute, Pip, and Virtualenv — they make it much easier for you to use other third-party Python libraries. Installation Guides ------------------- -These guides go over the proper installation of Python for development purproses, as well as distribute, pip, and virtualenv setup. +These guides go over the proper installation of :ref:`Python 2.7 ` for development purproses, as well as distribute, pip, and virtualenv setup. - :ref:`Mac OS X `. - :ref:`Microsoft Windows`.