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.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn Python if you’ve never tried it, or test your skills if you’ve already got them. We’d suggest using IDLE which is available as part of the Python ...

I did end up just installing another copy of python, and I can run idle now. I think I may have done it wrong though, as the ../Tools/idle directory is in my home directory.<BR><BR>Oh well, it works.

“The Microsoft Store package is a simple installation of Python that is suitable for running scripts and packages, and using IDLE or other development environments.