Install Python on Windows

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Step 1: Check if Python is already installed

Press Windows + R on your keyboard
Type cmd and press Enter → this opens Command Prompt
In the black window, type:
python --version
Press Enter

What do you see?

If you see something like:
Python 3.11.7

Then Python is already installed (you can skip to Step 5).

If you see:
'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command

Then Python is not installed → continue to the next step.

Step 2: Download Python for Windows

Open your browser (Chrome / Edge / Firefox)
Go to the official Python website: https://www.python.org
On the homepage, you’ll see a big yellow button:

“Download Python 3.x.x”

(The version may change, e.g. 3.13.0)

Click that button → a file like python-3.x.x-amd64.exe will start downloading.

Note: Always download Python from the official website, not random sites.

Step 3: Run the Python installer

When the download finishes, open your Downloads folder.
Double-click the file:
python-3.x.x-amd64.exe
The Python Setup window will open.

Step 4: Important – “Add Python to PATH”

This is the most important step for beginners.

On the first installation screen:

At the bottom, you will see:

“Add Python 3.x to PATH”

Tick/check this box ✔
Now click “Install Now”

If you forget to tick this, python won’t work in Command Prompt.

Step 5: Wait for installation to finish

The installer will show messages like “Installing” or “Setup Progress”
When it’s done, you will see:

“Setup was successful”

Click Close.

Python is now installed on your system

Step 6: Verify Python installation

Let’s confirm everything is working.

Open Command Prompt again:
Press Windows + R → type cmd → press Enter
Type:
python --version
Press Enter

You should see something like:

Python 3.11.7

Now check pip (Python’s package manager):

pip --version

If you see a version (e.g. pip 24.0), then pip is also installed

Step 7: Run your first Python program (Hello, World!)

Option 1 – Using Python interactive shell

In Command Prompt, type:
python
You will see something like:
Python 3.11.7 (tags/...)
>>>
At the >>> prompt, type:

print("Hello, Python from Windows!")