Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Introduction to Computing
Introduction to Python
Malay Bhattacharyya
Associate Professor
MIU, CAIML, TIH
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
September, 2025
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
1 Fundamentals
2 Installation
3 The first Python program
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
The Python interpreter
Source code → (Python interpreter) → Executable
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Standard versions of Python
Significant Features Python 2 Python 3
print As a statement As a function
xrange() Yes No
Returning lists Yes No
Returning iterable objects No Yes
Unicode No Yes
byte type No Yes
Exception handling with as No Yes
Integer division Traditional New
Note: Python 1 is no more in use and Python 2 is almost obsolete.
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Python installation
On Windows:
On Linux:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install <python_version> (say python3.13.7)
$ python3 --version
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Installing/updating Python modules (i.e., packages)
Installing a specific module:
python -m pip3 install <module> (e.g. math, pandas, numpy)
Installing a specific version of module:
python -m pip3 install <module> == <version>
Installing a specific module with a minimum version:
python -m pip3 install <module> >= <version>
Updating a specific module:
python -m pip3 install --upgrade <module>
Note: Installations/updates are to be done from the command
prompt (not from the Python environment).
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Installing Spyder (An IDE for Python)
Source: https://www.spyder-ide.org (current version is 6.0.8)
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Installing Visual Studio Code (An IDE for Python)
Source: https://code.visualstudio.com/Download (current
version is 1.103)
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Installing Jupyter Lab
Installing JupyterLab 4.4.6:
https://jupyter.org/install.html
Installation with pip:
pip install jupyterlab
Running JupyterLab 4.4.6:
jupyter-lab
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Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Installing Jupyter Notebook
Installing Jupyter Notebook:
https://jupyter.org/install.html
Installation with pip:
pip install notebook
Running Jupyter Notebook:
jupyter notebook
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Using Jupyter Notebook in browser
Available at: https://jupyter.org
Open Jupyter Notebook in browser:
https://jupyter.org/try
Try Jupyter Notebook Application:
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Installing modules (i.e., packages) on Jupyter Notebook
Installation in Jupyter shell:
!pip install <module> (e.g. xgboost)
Installation in Jupyter kernel:
import sys
!{sys.executable} -m pip install <module> (e.g. xgboost)
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
An important note
pip is generally connected with Python 2 on Linux and Mac,
whereas pip3 is connected with Python 3.
On the other hand, both pip and pip3 can be used to install
Python 3 packages on Windows.
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
The first Python program (in Python 3)
Source: Welcome2Python.py
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
The first Python program (in Python 3)
Source: Welcome2Python.py
print("Welcome 2 Python")
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
The first Python program (in Python 3)
Source: Welcome2Python.py
print("Welcome 2 Python")
Execution: Welcome2Python.py
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
The first Python program (in Python 3)
Source: Welcome2Python.py
print("Welcome 2 Python")
Execution: Welcome2Python.py
Welcome 2 Python(cursor here!!!)
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Dissecting a code
# Import Statements
import math
# Function Definitions
def div(a, b):
return a/b # Note the indentation
# Statements
var1 = 3
var2 = 2
# Functions
division = div(var1, var2) # Function call
print(division) # Prints 1.5
print(not (division > math.pi)) # Prints True
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Dissecting a code
# Import Statements
import math
# Function Definitions
def div(a, b):
return a/b # Note the indentation
# Statements
var1 = 3
var2 = 2
# Functions
division = div(var1, var2) # Function call
print(division) # Prints 1.5
print(not (division > math.pi)) # Prints True
Note: The program name can be anything.
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
Outline Fundamentals Installation The first Python program
Homework
Complete the installation of the latest version of Python on a
machine. Run the following program, note the output, and
understand its purpose.
import math
num = 111
if num < 2:
print(’Not a prime’)
else:
for i in range(2, int(math.sqrt(num)) + 1):
if num % i == 0:
print(’Not a Prime’)
exit()
print(’Prime’)
Try installing the pandas module on a machine. Show the
installation report.
Malay Bhattacharyya Introduction to Computing
