#🔒 Setting up Python/Pycharm

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sterile meteor
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I'm using a free online course that I took a few years ago. I'm following their instructions on how to install and make sure Python is working correctly. I installed Python 3.12.6 from Python's website, and I followed the course's instructions.

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sterile meteor
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Then they tell me to open cmd and press Enter, to get something like this.

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sterile meteor
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But when I press Enter, it doesn't really do that.

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sterile meteor
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I'm retaking it

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I assume it should still work

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sterile meteor
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Oh okay I'm a little dumb haha
It said to write the following command and then press Enter, but there was like no command, so I was very confused

tulip viper
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(Also, generally speaking it might be a good idea to find a course that's not so old as to be using python 3.7. That's not as bad as python 2, but it's around... 5+ years old?)

sterile meteor
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I don't really know where I could find one

tulip viper
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!resources has a few courses, I think

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sterile meteor
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I'm using a free online course website my country gives everyone

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It's in Hebrew as well

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I'll check resources then

sterile meteor
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I'm trying to follow this one now

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For some reason it still does not work the way the tutorial explains. I uninstalled Python 3.8 and Python 3.12, tried installing 3.12 again from scratch and to make sure I press "Add Python 3.12 to PATH" or whatever it said

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then I tried following this

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but typing in "python" and pressing enter only opens the Microsoft Store

tulip viper
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What happens if you do py -0?

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tulip viper
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So you indeed have 3.12 installed, then. You could use py instead of python in all commands, that'd work. To make python work, you might need to disable that silly windows thing where it opens up the appstore instead - I think it's done by searching up "execution aliases" in the start menu, or something like that, and disabling the ones for Python.

sterile meteor
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This one?

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tulip viper
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this screen, yeah - the two python ones should be disabled

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sterile meteor
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Since this tutorial says it was written when 3.5 was relevant, wouldn't this be considered outdated as well?

tulip viper
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What do you mean?

sterile meteor
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Well earlier you said that since my previous course was using Python 3.7, it's considered outdated and I should pick a more updated course. But this course is using Python 3.5.

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It's one of the courses I picked from the resources you sent

tulip viper
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(Do note that this isn't really a course, it's a book - it doesn't have any problems or assignments.)

sterile meteor
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Right.

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The course I took back then had me do a bunch of assignments and then ended with me making a big hangman game, but I forgot most of it since then.

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They've got a follow up course which is a bit more serious, so I was hoping to be up to speed and continue that one once I remember everything again.

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