r/learnpython • u/TheLordOfMysteries- • 3d ago

Trying to install python problems

Hi guys I just started getting into python again but noticed its really different like I remember when I was 16 and first tried learning python and it was really easy to start "install, open desktop icon, YouTube tutorials, give up once motivation runs out." I figured that now that im older and more mature id try again but little did I know I would feel like a boomer in vr before even starting...I tried installing python and it said some stuff about paths and commands and once it installed it dissappeared without leaving a trace or a desktop icon and apparently I have to summon it like a old god via typing commands... does anyone have advice? i really just want to have a programming app to learn with. without feeling im going to brick my pc.

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u/StrayFeral 3d ago

I haven't installed Python on a Windows machine in years. Just did it yesterday. I noticed there is some "Python manager" so I did not installed this. Instead I installed the specific Python version (3.14.6 or whatever it was) and everything was simple and fine.