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Software - Support => Installing Software => Topic started by: jola on September 15, 2015, 06:54:05 PM
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Hello, I do not know how to make python accessible/active. I would like to place it into my main menu of programs, but how do I do this?
Sorry if this is not clear enough, I am new to Linux & appreciate any help & education.
Thanks, jola
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Python is installed by default. You can get to the python interpreter by just opening a terminal and typing in the word python.
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man python
which python
locate python
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You can also add it to your Main Menu
Right Click Menu Button then select Edit Application then click on Development and then Tick the version(s) you want.
(http://i.imgur.com/MNDM4HJ.png)
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Thanks to all for the help, especially WIREZFREE. -jola
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@Jola... Your welcome.
just helping out fellow LL users, where I can
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I now have the problem of getting no response when i click on the python 3.4 interpreter icon, which is on the main menu under Development. I click on it & nothing happens. Any ideas.
Thank you, jola
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Run it from command line and post errors.
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When I figure out how, I will try that. thanks
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That icon does nothing. As I said, Python is installed by default and you access it via the terminal by typing in the word python. To access Python version 3, you type in python3.
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terminal sez
NameError: 'python3' is not defined.
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I just realized that once i typed 'python3' & saw this (>>>) that i was now in python. Sorry for the questions, but I am truly a beginner to all this, there is much to learn.
-jola
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If the terminal is not comfortable to you there are IDEs (Integrated Development Environment) i/e editors that can be installed. If that is what you are looking for go to Menu-->System-->Install / Remove Programs. When it opens there will be a quick filter box at the top. In the box type "python ide" and it will show a list of IDEs that can be used with python.
Geany is the one I use.
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Thanks, I went with the basic python IDE 3.4. I have lots to learn. -jola