Python download problem

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On 2020-09-09 10:23, Talin Alnaber wrote:
> 
> Good evening,
> I would like to ask for help regarding Python installation ,
> I'm a beginner and I would like to challenge myself to start coding using Python language , but unfortunately I'm having problems while installing it ,
> I used python.org to install the latest Windows version of Python ( 3.8.5) on my Windows 10 64 bit computer , after clicking on this link to download the file Windows (x86-64 executable installer) I opened it and check the boxes
> 
> 
>   , I continued with the steps until it was successfully downloaded .
> After that I opened CMD and this screen appeared for me
> 
> 
> I wrote python --version then enter and I got error
> 'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.
> 
> 
> I tried to fix it following these steps as the following
> Edit the system environment variables>>environment variables >>Path >>edit>>browse .exe path C:\Program Files\Python38>>ok
> (this is the link that I paste in the path)
> C:\Program Files\Python38
> 
> and same problem occurred .
> I opened Python IDLE , then I wrote Print("HI") >> enter , and I got HI as a result
> 
> 
> Does that mean that it is python is working fine on my PC and if yes , can I use IDLE to run the future scripts instead of CMD or I need to fix the CMD ?
> 
These days it's recommended to use the Python launcher:

py --version