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<li>Open a command prompt:<br />
<li>Open a command prompt:<br />
* On Windows Vista or Windows 7: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), type <code>cmd</code> into the Search field directly above the Start menu button, and click on "cmd" in the search results above the Search field.
* On Windows 10 and 8, click the Start menu (or hit the windows key), type <code>Anaconda PowerShell</code> (which will open the Search field) and hit enter.  
* On Windows XP: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), click on "Run...", type <code>cmd</code> into the text box, and hit enter.
* On Windows Vista or Windows 7: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), type <code>Anaconda PowerShell</code> into the Search field directly above the Start menu button, and click on "Anaconda Powershell" in the search results above the Search field.
<li>To start Python, type <pre>python</pre> at the command prompt and hit enter. You should see something like
<li>To start Python, type <pre>python</pre> at the command prompt and hit enter. You should see something like


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<pre>
Python 2.7.1 (r271:86832, ...) on win32
Python 3.6.2 (r271:86832, ...) on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
>>>
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Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.
Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.
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Latest revision as of 01:15, 15 January 2020

  1. Open a command prompt:
    • On Windows 10 and 8, click the Start menu (or hit the windows key), type Anaconda PowerShell (which will open the Search field) and hit enter.
    • On Windows Vista or Windows 7: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), type Anaconda PowerShell into the Search field directly above the Start menu button, and click on "Anaconda Powershell" in the search results above the Search field.
  2. To start Python, type
    python
    at the command prompt and hit enter. You should see something like
    Python 3.6.2 (r271:86832, ...) on win32
    Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
    >>>
    

    The >>> indicates that you are at a Python prompt.

  3. Exit the Python prompt by typing
    exit()
    and hitting enter. Now you're back at the Windows command prompt (C:\).

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Practice these steps until you feel comfortable navigating to a command prompt, starting Python, and exiting Python.