Python Web Apps that Fly with CDNs Transcripts
Chapter: Setup
Lecture: Installing Python 3
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Surprise, you're going to need Python 3.0 to follow along with this course and run our Python based web application.
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Now if you have Python already, great, go and run with that.
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But if you need to get it installed, or verify which version you have, we put together this guide.
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It's over at training.talkpython.fm/installing-python. Now you will need to make sure that you have Python 3.9 or higher, or the code will not Python.
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The reason is we're using type hints and the way that you could specify type hints for
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collection types was improved in 3.9 in a way that didn't work in 3.8 but will in 3.9. So make sure you have 3.9 or higher.
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I don't see any reason you really need any more than that. But I always try to use the latest version.
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As I said during this course, we're using Python 3.11, which is a nice, fast, new and fresh version at the moment.
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But if you need to make sure you have the right version of Python or you do need to install it, follow our guide here.