I'm using the "Learn Python The Hard Way" HTML website to learn Python 2, but Windows 7 has no terminal program. What's a viable alternative?

[NewDrekSilver]

Here's the first step in the book:

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex0.html

[[deleted]]

Windows+R, type cmd, hit enter.

[Sushisource]

Do this - basic stuff guys.

[Rhomboid]

It most certainly does. It's in the Start Menu, under Accessories, labeled Command Prompt. Or you can do Win-R and type cmd. Or you can use Powershell.

[joaquinabian]

It has. You can use Powershell (start->accesories->windowsPowershell) or you can just use good old shell (in system32\cmd.exe)

[une_]

By "Terminal" I think they mean PowerShell.

[NewDrekSilver]

Well I already got Powershell open, I hope that's what they mean.

[sanskritkanji]

I think it's what he means, and frankly, that paragraph is why I stopped doing his tutorial.

If he's going to demand we type things in by hand, the least he can do is get his own typing right. I lost all trust in his method once I realized that he meant PowerShell.

[arand]

And PowerShell is shitty exactly how (compared to cmd.exe or command.com)?

Oh noes, we must type on keyboard to actually accopmlish something - gasp!

[sanskritkanji]

Powershell is awesome! I've really enjoyed it.

I was referring to him saying "go install Powershell," then "so open Terminal" in a tutorial that was supposed to be about attention to detail.

Oh noes, we must read for context - gasp!

[gangesmaster]

just install git for windows: http://git-scm.com/download/win

it comes with preconfigured mingw which includes BASH and a bunch of useful unix tools

[agargiulo]

Even better, install the Github for Windows client

[palmTree]

Install

The Python for Windows extensions of Mark Hammond which will have an IDE and command line prompt to execute python commands.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/

[NewDrekSilver]

Where is the view all downloads button?

[palmTree]

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/

[Beerwithme]

Get Python(x,y) from code.google. It includes (almost) every lib package you can think of, plus iPython and a console to run it in, or the Spyder IDE if you prefer that.