You're taking a new programming class this fall, and you don't know anything about code. Python is taught widely in schools, and it's one of the most loved programming languages because it's simple.

However, Python is provided there mainly for the sake of using it as a component in a .NET application, not as a way to install a standalone instance of Python for general use.

Python 3.13’s installer lets you install the free-threaded build of Python side-by-side with the regular build. You can use the “py” utility to select which one to use for a given program.

Those short tutorials were aimed at developers with a basic level of understanding of Python and who may have previously coded in JavaScript, rather than at complete novices. So far, the first ...