1-getting-started.ipynb

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    "# Getting Started"
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    "## What is Python?\n",
    "- Python is a general-purpose programming language, which is another way to say that it can be <font color=\"red\">used for nearly everything</font>.  \n",
    "- Python is relatively simple, so it's easy to learn since it requires a unique syntax that focuses on readability."
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    "- created in 1991, by Guido van Rossum.\n",
    "- free\n",
    "- opensource [cpython](https://github.com/python/cpython)\n",
    "- massive resource base\n",
    "- one of Google's favourite languages"
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    "### It is\n",
    "- dynamically typed\n",
    "- interpreted\n",
    "- easy to write\n",
    "- a lot less code than many other widely used languages\n",
    "- used as a procedural, object oriented and functional programming language"
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    "## It is used in\n",
    "- Web Development (Django, Flask)\n",
    "- GUI Development (Kivy, tkinter)\n",
    "- Scientific and Numeric (SciPy, Pandas)\n",
    "- Software Development (Buildbot, Trac)\n",
    "- System Administration (OpenStack, Salt)"
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    "## Did you think Python is only used in these fields?\n",
    "\n",
    "https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python\n",
    "\n",
    "This is a curated list of awesome Python frameworks, libraries, software and resources."
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    "## Installation\n",
    "\n",
    "- It can be downloaded from [here](www.python.org)\n",
    "- Latest version: Python 3.7.0"
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    "## Windows\n",
    "\n",
    "### Setting up PATH in Windows \n",
    "##### TODO"
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    "## Linux\n",
    "\n",
    "### Duh! You already have it!\n",
    "Open up a terminal and type in python to launch the interactive python shell."
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    "## Some advanced configuration options for Windows users"
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    "## Python2 vs Python3\n",
    "### Which version to install and how to configure?"
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    "It is recomended that you install and use Python 3.  \n",
    "Python 2.7 will retire in [pythonclock](http://pythonclock.org/)"
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    "## In Linux\n",
    "You get python2 and python3 both and this is how.\n",
    "<img src=\"img/bash.png\">"
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    "## In Windows\n",
    "The executable files for both versions of python are `python.exe`, which is why we can't use `python3` to run python3.  \n",
    "\n",
    "However, if you want to install and use both versions of Python, you can go to [this stackoverflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/50349883/4502878) and follow the steps to configure your windows environment to work with both versions."
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