The video below will show you how to install Geany and Python. The links to the key files and extra help can be found under the video.

Download link to python – http://www.python.org/getit/

Download Geany – http://www.geany.org/Download/Releases

Setting up Python –

1. Download the version for your computer. It is advised to download version 2.7 which is what is installed at school.

2. Run the installation file. Do not change any of the default settings.

Setting up Geany

1. Download Geany (Note – There is no Geany for Mac’s. You will need to use a different editor.)

2. Install and run Geany.

3. Create a basic python file with the code below. Save it with the a .py extension (no spaces)

print "hello world"

4. Open the menu option Build -> Set build commands

5. Ensure that the execute command is C:/python27/python “%f”.