python and you can use the python command to configure your text editor so it runs python programs with python instead of python python on windows python isn' usually included by default on windowsbut it' worth checking to see if it exists on the system open terminal window by rightclicking on your desktop while holding the shift keyand then select open command window here you can also enter command into the start menu in the terminal window that pops uprun the following commandpython --version python if you see output like thispython is already installedbut you still might want to install newer version if you see an error messageyou'll need to download and install python installing python on windows go to download the installerand when you run it make sure to check the add python to path option this will let you use the python command instead of having to enter your system' full path to pythonand you won' have to modify your system' environment variables manually after you've installed pythonissue the python --version command in new terminal window if it worksyou're done finding the python interpreter if the simple command python doesn' workyou'll need to tell windows where to find the python interpreter to find itopen your drive and find the folder with name starting with python (you might need to enter the word python in the windows explorer search bar to find the right folderopen the folderand look for file with the lowercase name python rightclick this file and choose propertiesyou'll see the path to this file under the heading location in the terminal windowuse the path to confirm the version you just installedc:\\python \python --version python appendix