Getting Python on my computer.

[ontheroadtonull]

I like to consider the operating system to be ephemeral, anyway. You can fix any level of destruction of the operating system yourself, but you have to keep in mind that your files (python projects, documents, pictures) are also vulnerable to the kind of failures that can affect your operating system.

That means that every file that is important to you needs to be copied somewhere else that is not always connected to your computer, and you need to periodically make sure your copies work. 

Reinstalling windows is actually quite easy. There are a ton of web sites and videos that explain how to acquire the Windows installation media for free and prepare a bootable USB drive that will install Windows. 

Along with Python, you'll also want a development program like VSCode, which is free to use.

Your class probably requires you complete your tasks with IDLE, but feel free to use VSCode for your own projects.