Installing Python

Installing Python

•Python is installed on the PCs in 156.

•Python for Win/Mac/Unix/Linux is available from http://www.python.org.

–Generally an easy install.

–On macs, already part of OS X.

–For NLTK you need Python 2.3 or higher.

•GUI development environment: IDLE.

IDLE Development Environment

•Shell for interactive evaluation.

•Text editor with color-coding and smart indenting for creating python files.

•Menu commands for changing system settings and running files. 

•We will use IDLE in class.