Getting Started: The Software

I will be working on a Windows environment. My computer has Windows 7. I will be installing a newer verion of Python. It is 3.4.1 The reason I am uning this verwion is that it was required by my college course.
You can download Python online at: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Once I installed it, I have several things available in the Windows Start All Pograms Menu. The actual programs are:
1. IDLE (Python GUI)
2. Python (Commend Line)

If I click on IDLE (python GUI), I will see this:

GUI stands for "Graphical User Interface"

Is this a real graphical interface? Yes, but it is very limited. The menu is the main benefit but there are not mcuh else to help you out. If you want to know more about what a graphical interface is, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Oy4X5Ni8Y

Now let's open the Python (Command Line) and see what we get.

Notice that there are no menus and just a flashing cursor waiting for you input. This interface is very difficult to use because you must memorize commands to do things that the GUI can do automatically.