Getting Started with Python in 10 Minutes

3 min readJul 12, 2023

Hi there,

So finally you are ready to start with python. Well, with this article, I can guarantee minimal effort to getting started. All it will take is 10 mins and you’ll get started with “Hello World” by the time you reach end of the page. What you need is a basic laptop and a internet connection. Now let’s get started.

Here are the steps that you are going to follow.

1. Downloading Python from Official Site

2. Installing with path enabled

3. Check for setup

4. Intro to libraries

5. Installing basic Libraries

1. Download Python Latest Version from Official Site

First and foremost step is to open a browser and open https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/.

Here, you can also download previous versions, in case you need a specific version for your project. As a beginner, go for the latest version. There is a very low probability of any hard changes that you are going to encounter for a good part of your journey.

Run the Python Installer

Note ➖ Make sure to mark Add Python 3.11.4 to PATH otherwise, you will have to do it explicitly. It will start installing python on windows.

Why Add to Path?

So that you’ll be able to run python from any location in your system (for Windows)

Once installation is done, click on Close. Bingo..!! Python is installed.

Now go to windows and type IDLE

What is Idle?

This is a very lightweight Python Interpreter that comes along with Python package . We printed Hello Guys, Python is working smoothly.

Well, was that hard?

Let’s Move further

PIP

PIP is a package Installer for python.

Where do we use it?

To install libraries to use it in our code.

What are libraries?

Pre-written code and packaged to ease our code writing and code reuse written by others. These are open source, so you are welcome to use as well as contribute to its further development.

Where can I find catalogue of Libraries ?

https://pypi.org/

Here is the collection of ever growing list of open source libraries in python that you can install and use.

How do we install it?

go to your command prompt and run the following command.

pip install <package_name>