Patrick Sheehan: Major Issues with Python

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On 2023-03-25 20:03, Patrick Sheehan wrote:
> Hello,
> I have been working with the attached book (See photo) to try to learn
> Python and so far it has been a complete nightmare trying to get python
> installed and operating correctly.  I have received a plethora of error
> messages and consulted youtube videos and chat groups to try to remedy the
> issues.  I am using a computer that is running Windows 10.  I have
> installed, and un-installed several versions of Python and was able to
> complete the first two lessons in the attached book, but could not complete
> lesson 3 (Turtledemo)...Some of the error messages I have received
> include:  "This app cannot run on your PC"; "Unable to initialize device
> PRN"; “Python is not recognized as an internal or external command”:
> "Python was not found: run without arguments to install from Microsoft
> Store, or disable this shortcut from settings mange, app execution
> aliases:"...I have been at this for 4 days now at least three hours each
> day...Any information or help you can provide would be greatly
> appreciated.  Additionally, I do have PyCharm installed (As you can tell, I
> am a beginner), is PyCharm the same thing as Python?  Thank you in advance!
> 
This list strips attachments such as images, so I don't know which book 
you're referring to.

I'd go for Python 3.11 and the installer "Windows installer (64-bit)" at 
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3112/, i.e. 
"https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.11.2/python-3.11.2-amd64.exe" 
(assuming that it's a 64-bit PC).
To run Python, the recommended way is to use the Python Launcher, py.exe 
(so type "py my_program.py" in a Command window), or just double-click 
on it if it's a GUI program.

As for PRN, that's the printer. Does anyone use PRN these days?

And, no, PyCharm is not the same thing as Python. PyCharm is an IDE 
(integrated development environment) for Python, but Python is its own 
thing.