[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

Senthil Kumaran added the comment: I propose we close this, because it adds a little value as a separate bug. If there are specific sections in the docs that can be improved, we can deal with that. -- status: open -> pending ___ Python tracker

[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

Éric Araujo added the comment: IMO we don’t need HOWTOs that duplicate existing docs, but we may need additions to the existing tutorial and “using” docs. See http://bugs.python.org/issue12436#msg140141 -- ___ Python tracker

[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

Adam Woodbeck added the comment: So what we're looking for is comprehensive HOWTOs for installing and running Python on Windows, OSX and Linux to be added to http://docs.python.org/howto/index.html? -- ___ Python tracker

[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

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[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

Nick Coghlan added the comment: Nice, I didn't know we have those comprehensive using docs. However, they should be linked from http://docs.python.org/dev/tutorial/interpreter.html (definitely inline and perhaps a see also). -- ___ Python tracker

[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

Éric Araujo added the comment: > Goal #1: set up Python I believe http://docs.python.org/dev/using/ covers this. > Goal #2: prepare a text editor This is missing from our docs. (My first thought was that it was out of scope, but for complete beginners, it would be nice to give a few pointers.

Re: [issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

I am not sure that is comprehensive enough. It is just organized into OS specific sections and gives little details further on. So, -1 to this, but +1 to the general idea of having detailed install and get started documentation. ___ Python-bugs-list maili

[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

New submission from Nick Coghlan : The Boston Python Workshop folks have some detailed step-by-step instructions on getting Python up and running ([1]). Given that this can be a pain point for new users (primarily on Windows), it may be good to reference these instructions from the official do