No prompts

[wrappitup123]

Hello I would like to use python in a friendly enviroment I don't want to use 1835 command prompts what software do I need?

[DeaD_EyE]

For Windows: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/pymanager-261/
Alternative: uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/

On Linux Python is often already installed, because some system tools rely on Python.
If you want to use a different Python version, which is preinstalled, you could also install uv with the package manager and use uv to install different Python versions. I use for myself still PyEnv, which compiles Python from source.

[wrappitup123]

For Windows: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/pymanager-261/
Alternative: uv: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/

On Linux Python is often already installed, because some system tools rely on Python.
If you want to use a different Python version, which is preinstalled, you could also install uv with the package manager and use uv to install different Python versions. I use for myself still PyEnv, which compiles Python from source.

At the moment i'm using Visual Studio code with python 3.14, I dont like having to type into command prompts I want to use menus, it's like going back to the msdos days.

[DeaD_EyE]

At the moment i'm using Visual Studio code with python 3.14, I dont like having to type into command prompts I want to use menus, it's like going back to the msdos days.

You could use Visual Studio Code to manage a virtual environment and installing dependencies.
But I don't know if there is any extension to manage installations of Python interpreters.

On the other side, a programmer has to know how to use a terminal.
Even Windows has some management tools only available for command line.

BTW: a graphical installer is still available: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3145/ scroll down to Windows installer (64-bit). If you require another version, then the same procedure.

[Pedroski55]

Hello I would like to use python in a friendly enviroment I don't want to use 1835 command prompts what software do I need?

Python comes with Idle, which I find very friendly! (I am not a professional programmer, I just do it for fun.)

You write a bit of code to do something, like add up 2 numbers (you could miss out line 2 and just return a + b):

def add_em_up(a, b):
    result = a + b
    return result

Then you paste the function into the Idle interpreter window and press enter. If there is a problem with your code, you will see a red error message and you need fix your function first.

If everything is OK with your function, write or paste this on the active line in the interpreter window:

add_em_up(1, 2)

which should produce this:

Output:
3

To get Idle going, I use this command in a bash terminal:

peterr@peterr-Modern-15-B7M:~$ cd PVE && source GPE/bin/activate && python3 -m idlelib.idle

For me, Idle is sufficient!