Downloading Python

[OmPs]

It's quite possible you have a version mismatch. Try installing python 3.8
first.

BtW, before the would you like to check what version python command reports.

Sorry for top post.  I am sending from my phone and bottom post pretty
confusing here.

On Mon, Aug 3, 2020, 00:56 Eryk Sun <eryksun at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/1/20, MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> > On 2020-08-01 21:58, Barry wrote:
> >> On 31-7-2020 22:10, Tanmay Shah wrote:
> >>>
> >>> After downloading Python 3.8.5 IDLE, an error message popped up,
> >>> saying the code execution cannot proceed because python38.dll was
> >>> not found. What should I do in order to use the Python interpreter?
> >>
> >> I have never had to reboot windows when installing python.
> >> Was I lucky?
> >
> > No. I've never had a problem with it either.
>
> I don't know what "[a]fter downloading Python 3.8.5 IDLE" means to the
> OP. For a successful installation of Python 3.8 using an "executable"
> or "web-based" installer from python.org [1], the file "python38.dll"
> will be installed in the same directory as python.exe and will thus
> always be found.
>
> [1] https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-385
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