(The problem in Windows is that the best Python editors normally require WXWidgets, which is a non-trivial installation in Windows.) With the portable solution, we bypass all that.
I generally recommend portable python for Windows, because it can be run just about everywhere, and comes with some nice editors and modules built in. Windows itself is kind of ugly in it's behavior, but there's plenty of support. Most versions of Linux come with a recent version of Python already installed and it's usually very simple to download newer versions and install plugins and updates. This isn't really a reflection on the quality of the OSs (at least not directly) but the level of support they receive. Generally the *NIX folks have by far the easiest time, followed by Windows and Mac. I teach a class in Python and allow students to use any OS.
#PYTHON FOR MAC FOR MAC#
It looks like they are pretty much equal on all platforms.ĮDIT 2: I've found this list of things to install for Mac (I have yet to understand what they are and what they do, but maybe you guys can make something of it):Īs for the IDEs for Mac OSx: Spyder (default of the course), however the TA's recommend P圜harm (it isn't free though). I was thinking about a program turns out these are called IDEs (yes, I'm really new to this stuff :p ). So, ultimately: do I install python on my mac or on my dual boot windows partition?ĮDIT: I've just learned python isn't a program but a language which you have to install. I need to ba able to switch fast between the two versions. I do not have any experience with python whatsoever, so this is why I have to ask is there a big difference (if any) between the mac and pc version of python? This is the version of python we'll be working with: I'm thinking interface-related stuff, since our exam will probably be on windows. I have a mac, but I'm pretty sure everybody else will work on a PC. Therefore we need to install python on our computer. Hey! For college we have to learn python.
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