make make install this installs python at the standard location /usr/local/bin and at /usr/local/lib/pythonxx where xx is the version of python its libraries windows installation follow these steps to install python on windows machine open web browser and go to follow the link for the windows installer python-xyz msi file where xyz is the version you need to install to use this installer python-xyz msithe windows system must support microsoft installer save the installer file to your local machine and then run it to find out if your machine supports msi run the downloaded file this brings up the python install wizardwhich is really easy to use just accept the default settings and wait until the install is finished macintosh installation if you are on mac os xit is recommended that you use homebrew to install python it is great package installer for mac os and it is really easy to use if you don' have homebrewyou can install it using the following commandruby - "$(curl -fssl we can update the package manager with the command belowbrew update now run the following command to install python on your systembrew install python setting up path programs and other executable files can be in many directoriesso operating systems provide search path that lists the directories that the os searches for executables the path is stored in an environment variablewhich is named string maintained by the operating system this variable contains information available to the command shell and other programs the path variable is named as path in unix or path in windows (unix is case-sensitivewindows is notin mac osthe installer handles the path details to invoke the python interpreter from any particular directoryyou must add the python directory to your path