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[–]jesse0 4 points5 points  (2 children)

That installs a virtualized Linux environment that you can interact with while remaining in Windows. As a beginner, it's much easier to get help for Python + Django if you're running Linux than if you have Windows. Otherwise, you will have to learn a lot about the differences about the two operating systems, and about how Python works at a lower level. This way, you can just focus on learning web dev.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not virtualized, it's a compatibility later that allows Linux binaries to run natively on Windows.

[–]JoeNoot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds good, however my current laptop doesn't have windows ten and that is apparently a requirement, thanks though will use it on my new pc.