The version of Python that we are using in the lab is 2.4. If you want to install Python on your own computer, you'll be less likely to run into problems with work for class if you make sure you install a 2.4.x version.
Python is readily available for most of the popular operating
systems, and the available distributions include IDLE. You can find
most of what you want on the main Python web site's "download" page,
at http://www.python.org/download/.
Note that the newest version is 2.5; you'll need to be sure you get 2.4.
I'll try to add information here about which extensions/modules you'll need to add to your Python installation when we start to use some.
Last modified: Tue Jan 9 09:02:01 CST 2007