• A tutorial on how to install Python and other libraries for beginners can be found here.

• The current Python executable (3.11.4) can be obtained from python.org. Download the Windows installer (64-bit) for Windows OS users, macOS 64-bit universal2 installer for mac OS and for Ubuntu (Linux OS) installer. Ubuntu comes with either Python 3.8 or 3.10 preinstalled, depending on the Ubuntu distro.

• Install basic Python libraries by downloading the requirements.txt from here. Open the command prompt  or terminal (Windows 11, Ubuntu) in the folder containing the requirements.txt and enter the command: python -m pip install -r requirements.txt 

NB: You must be connected online for all the listed packages (libraries) in requirements.txt to be installed.

• Install spyder IDE either by downloading the executable from spyder-ide.org or via cmd: > python -m pip install spyder. Also install PyCharm IDE (Community Edition) from here.

Presentation material for seminar workshop for SPE OAU students in May 2023 can as be accessed here