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Serious question, why does everyone say 'just use Python' like it's that easy?
I spent 3 hours yesterday trying to install a simple web scraping library in Python on my Windows machine. First the path wasn't set right, then pip gave me some SSL error, then I found out I had two versions of Python installed somehow. For a beginner trying to do something basic, that was a nightmare. Has anyone else run into a wall right at step one with Python setup?
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avery_lopez8d ago
Tbh your experience is basically a rite of passage for Windows users trying Python. The double Python install thing is super common, usually one from the Microsoft Store and one from python.org, and they fight each other. Honestly the trick is to just uninstall both, grab the official installer from python.org, and check "Add Python to PATH" during setup. Ngl once you get past that first hurdle, it gets way smoother, but that initial setup can absolutely make you want to throw your laptop out the window.
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grayc278d ago
Oh man, @avery_lopez is spot on about that vicious circle of Python installs driving new users crazy.
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