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Compiling from source code
Requirements
Python 3 Interpreter
Latest* version of Python 3 is needed. See if it is already installed here. If not, 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...
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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.
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On Windows 7: Press WindowsKey+R, type cmd and hit Enter or look for Command Prompt or PowerShell in Start Menu.
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On Linux: Right-click in a folder and select Open Terminal or press Ctrl+Alt+T or look for Terminal in the programs.
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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 familiar with changing directories on command-prompt and terminal read Changing Directories in this article
Finding the correct keyword for Python
Enter these lines to terminal window 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 it does, your keyword is without the --version
part.
Installing dependencies
Enter the line below to terminal window when you are in the directory where script.py is, use your keyword for Python:
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
Now, you can go to Using command-line arguments