part igetting started with python choose user installation option (the book uses the default setting of install for all usersand click next install asks you to provide the name of an installation directory for pythonas shown in figure - using the default destination will save you time and effort later howeveryou can install python anywhere you desire figure - decide on an installation location for your copy of python using the windows \program files or \program files ( folder is problematic for two reasons firstthe folder name has space in itwhich makes it hard to access from within the application secondthe folder usually requires administrator accessso you'll constantly battle the user account control (uacfeature of windows if you install python in either folder type destination folder nameif necessaryand click next python asks you to customize its installationas shown in figure - enabling the add python exe to path option will save you time later this feature makes it possible to access python from the command prompt window don' worry too much about how you use this feature just yetbut it really is good feature to have installed the book assumes that you've enabled this feature don' worry about the other features you see in figure - they're all enabled by defaultwhich provides you with maximum access to python functionality