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Compiling from source code

Requirements

Python 3 Interpreter

Latest* version of Python 3 is needed. Download the matching release for your platform here and install it. If you are a Windows user, selecting Add Python 3 to PATH option is mandatory.

* Use Python 3.6.5 if you encounter an issue

Using terminal

To open it...

  • On Windows 8/8.1/10: Press the File tab on Windows Explorer, click on Open Windows PowerShell or Open Windows Command Prompt or look for Command Prompt or PowerShell in Start Menu.

  • On Windows 7: Press WindowsKey+R, type cmd and hit Enter or look for Command Prompt or PowerShell in Start Menu.

  • On Linux: Press Ctrl+Alt+T or look for Terminal in the programs.

  • On MacOS: Look for an app called Terminal.

Navigating to the directory where script is downloaded

Go inside the folder where script.py is located. If you are not familier with changing directories on command-prompt and terminal read Changing Directories in this article

Finding the correct prefix for Python

Enter these lines to terminal windows until it prints out the version you have downloaded and installed:

  • python --version
  • python3 --version
  • python3.7 --version
  • python3.6 --version
  • py --version
  • py -3 --version
  • py -3.6 --version
  • py -3.7 --version

Once you find it, use it at Using command-line arguments