Verify if you already have Python is installed or not
Open Command Prompt, execute command\
If Python is not installed, you will see an error indicating that python cannot be found. You can install it from the Windows app store or by manual download - instructions are in the next section. and install using the link below.
(Note: if you have python 2.x installed, please uninstall it and install the latest version of 3.x using the instructions in the next section.)
Step 2 - Install Python
There are two options available to install Python:
Install from the Windows app store
Download and manually install Python from Python.org
Either option will work fine, with the Windows app store being a slightly better installation experience.
Windows App Store
To start the install from the Windows App store, simply type "python" at a Windows command prompt.
The app store UI will open and provide an install button:\
Once the download and install process is completed, you should see the following from a command prompt
Download From Python.org
Download Python from the link below:
Follow the installation instructions provided on the download page.
During installation check the box for "Add Python 3.10 to PATH"
Close and reopen Command the prompt window for the PATH update to take effect
After restarting the Command prompt window, verify python has been successfully installed with command:
If successful you should output similar to the following
