Chapter 2. Installation
You
can install Python, in both classic (CPython) and JVM (Jython)
versions, on most platforms. With a suitable development system (C
for CPython, Java for Jython), you can install Python from its source
code distribution. On popular platforms, you also have the
alternative of installing from a prebuilt binary
distribution.
Installing CPython from a binary distribution is faster, saves you
substantial work on some platforms, and is the only possibility if
you have no suitable C development system. Installing from a source
code distribution gives you more control and flexibility, and is the
only possibility if you can't find a suitable
prebuilt binary distribution for your platform. Even if you install
from binaries, I recommend you also download the source distribution,
which includes examples and demos that may be missing from prebuilt
binary packages.
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