In this video, we'll go over quickly how to set up Python for the course.
So obviously in this course we are going to be using Python.
So a basic working set up, a python is assumed.
We're going to be using Python three.
We're going to be using the Python package as well as the plot and that Python package.
Now, there's two options.
You can do a desktop install.
So it's very simple to install.
You can go to this link here.
The Python dot org is a great website.
You can go to downloads, you can find your platform, your operating system there, and you can install
it for that.
So if you're using windows, you can click on Windows, you can download the appropriate files for Python
three.
I have a great getting started guide, so if you don't know much about Python, you can click on this
link here and start with a beginner's guide.
Yeah, completely new to programming, and you have all these different resources or interactive courses,
tutorials, websites, videos, everything you possibly need to learn how to use Python.
The second option is to use a web idy, so this link here brings up a Web idea which makes it very easy
to get started all you need an Internet connection and the link and load up python environment inside
the server.
So basically he had a different python file you can create.
He is the editor and he is the console.
So you can pretty much well, you actually can just start writing code directly in the Web browser.
So let's do the typical Hello Wellwood example.
Can the there you can click this button up here to run it and then the results are shown in the console
here and you can even import different packages so we can import non-pay as ENPI and then yeah let's
create a vector so we can find a vector.
So, Ray, let's go one to three.
And let's print that out, say, print.
And run that.
So we've defined a vector, which is an emperor, and then we can print it out and you can see it up
over there.
So a very basic level of Python programming knowledge is assumed for this course.
So a very basic you don't need to know all the advanced features.
You just need to know the basic syntax and operations.
And if you don't know, this is some great free tutorials and resources on the Web if you want to learn
Python and how to get started.
So obviously, back on the main Python page, that's great.
And I've listed a few other Python sort of tutorials and other resources here that you can use.
So obviously YouTube, there's so many different Python courses on YouTube is a great resource.
Codecademy Learn Python the org.
So there's many different places you can go for Python information.
So any time and of course you're struggling, I can just check out these links and work out what's going
on.