Python for OS X and Linux
Unlike Windows, Python typically comes standard with OS X and Linux. To determine what version of Python your machine is running, call the Python interpreter with the "V" switch: (case-sensitive):
LPF@ubuntu:~$ python -V Python 2.7.9
If your machine does not have Python or is running an older version of Python, you can install it in a variety of ways.
For OS X and Linux, you can navigate to http://python.org/downloads to download the latest release of Python 2.X or 3.X for your particular system. Additionally, visiting http://python.org/downloads/mac-osx/ or python.org/downloads/source/ will allow you to download current and previous versions of Python 2.X and 3.X for OS X and Linux, respectively.
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