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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ First, download the `latest version <>`_ of Python 2 from the official Website.
The Windows version is provided as an MSI package. To install it manually, just double-click the file. The MSI package format allows Windows administrators to automate installation with their standard tools. The Windows version is provided as an MSI package. To install it manually, just double-click the file. The MSI package format allows Windows administrators to automate installation with their standard tools.
By design, Python installs to a directory with the version number embedded, e.g. C:\Python27\, so that you can have multiple versions of Python on the same system without conflicts. Of course, only one interpreter can be the default application for Python file types. It also does not automatically modify the PATH environment variable, so that you always have control over which copy of Python is run. By design, Python installs to a directory with the version number embedded, e.g. ``C:\Python27\``, so that you can have multiple versions of Python on the same system without conflicts. Of course, only one interpreter can be the default application for Python file types. It also does not automatically modify the ``PATH`` environment variable, so that you always have control over which copy of Python is run.
Typing the full path name for a Python interpreter each time quickly gets tedious, so add the directories for your default Python version to the PATH. Assuming that your Python installation is in ``C:\Python27\``, add this to your PATH:: Typing the full path name for a Python interpreter each time quickly gets tedious, so add the directories for your default Python version to the PATH. Assuming that your Python installation is in ``C:\Python27\``, add this to your PATH::
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This page is a remixed version of `another guide<http://www.stuartellis.eu/articles/python-development-windows/>`_, which is available under the same license. This page is a remixed version of `another guide <http://www.stuartellis.eu/articles/python-development-windows/>`_, which is available under the same license.