Install or activate Python

Just installed Zorin OS 12 Ultimate.

All's working fine and followed tips as activate Firewall etc. Now i wanted to check if Python was installed but couldn't find it (menu - programming). So i tried to get it from de software store, but i can't find it there either !

Does that mean that i have to download it from python.org (https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-360/) ?
and next question: How do i install it correctly after downloading the tar-file ?

Thanx

No response so far. So I've did some research and found this: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/ ... untu-16-04

Should this be the way to install Python on a Linux-based OS like Ubuntu AND also Zorin OS ?

As soon as I got a new system running on Zorin OS, I'll give it a try.

Hi, Please don't think I have been ignoring you - I don't code so can't provide you with an answer.

I've tried the procedure found on the site of digitalocean (see above).

This seems to work so far but with the following possible issues:

[*] It seems to me that python 3 was allready installed on Zorin-OS, but has to be activated.
[*] The procedure gives you a separate environment (directory en python virtual environment) so that you can work in python apart from the Zorin/Ubuntu/OS python-environment. So you cannot interfere. That's a good thing offcourse.
[*] The command to create a virtual environment (pyvenv in the description) is replaced by a new python-command (python3.6 -m venv). I've got an error-message but the results was allmost ok (the ls command gave same result except for the file "share" that was missing)
[*] the test to create a small python programm "Hello World" didn't work with the nano-editor. Possibly nano doesn't exist in Zorin. It worked well with the editor vi.

So no guarantee... next step... try to work with python.

i have the same problem too. i had python 2 in terminal but there is no idle python everywhere....
i'm waiting for the reply in thi topic too.

Open up a terminal window by pressing
[ctrl] + [alt] + [t]

Then run the following:

Code:

which python
which python3
which python2

It should show you what is installed and what isn't, I personally had no issues compiling the python code from source (basically the only thing I have ever compiled without issue.

You should be able to download a .tar.gz file from python.org and you will need to do something like this.
(Note: I'm doing this from memory so the steps will likely vary a little bit)

Code:

tar -xzvf <filename>.tar.gz
cd <TheExtractedDirectory>
./configure
make


The next part is pretty fuzzy so imma jot down a few things it might be you only need the one that works =P

Code:

sudo make altinstall
sudo make alt-install


Sorry I couldn't be of more help, Python is installed in most distor's by default, to write a python script you really only need to a text editor save the file as a <filename>.py then change the permissions of the file with

Code:

chmod 750 <filename>.py


then you can run it using

Code:

python <filename>.py


Hello
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Once have a look if you need any kind of help with python related programs

How to install Python?

Hi

Zorin15 beta
goto menu/software
in search box fill in python

you can also follow the ubuntubook for latest version

Code:

http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2019/02/install-python-3-7-ubuntu-18-04/

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Hello,

Actually I don't have a knowledge of Zorin 12 ultimate version.What is the feature of zorin 12?
Thanks....

anderson26 wrote:Hello,

Actually I don't have a knowledge of Zorin 12 ultimate version.What is the feature of zorin 12?
Thanks....

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