This tutorial couldn’t be much easier, as a matter of fact you should be ashamed of yourself for even reading this! I’m just kidding, follow the next couple of steps and you’ll be wrestling the mighty python in a matter of minutes.

In the top toolbar go to  ‘Applications > Ubuntu Software Center’

Search for IDLE in the Ubuntu Software Center

Select the package ‘IDLE (using Python-2.6)’, hit the arrow and select ‘Install’ on the next page

After a few seconds, depending on your internet connection and processing power, the installation of IDLE is completed.

To start IDLE go to ‘ Applications > Programming > IDLE (using Python-2.6)’

Now you’re setup and ready to write  your first function…

If you’re new to Python and have little to no programming experience I recommend starting from one of two (or both) places.

Dive into Python and Think Python : How to Think Like a Computer Scientist provide excellent sources for unleashing your inner codeninja. ( Oh and the books are available for free in HTML, PDF and a bunch of other formats).

Go and discover your skills grashopper!

I’ll soon post a guide on setting up Eclipse on Ubuntu 9.10 and configuring the PyDev plugin to use Eclipse as your Python IDE.

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