Where do I find Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 16?

Question

I'm really noob at Ubuntu and I really need Phython 2.7 and PIP next week on our training.

The instruction are to: -Install Ubuntu -Install Python -Install - python2.7-dev - python-dev -And PIP

So I tried to install some stuff and research stuff. Like installing Python 2.7.13 and fiddle with the terminal and stuff.

The problem is. I don't know where to open the Python that I have installed or to install the next thing PIP.

How do I install the latest Python 2.7.X or 3.X on Ubuntu? - Here are the steps that I have followed.

If you have time, please do a step-by-step and explain it to me so I can understand. What I'm doing. Really lost right now. D:

-Anyone- on Ubuntu has python 2.7 installed. Type which python on command line. And type python to enter command line. Otherwise use an editor. And the dev and pip: sudo apt-get install with the package name to install these. Your task to find the package names (hint: start with the names you typed ;-) ) — Rinzwind, Apr 12 '17 at 14:38
sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev sudo apt-get install python-dev sudo apt-get install pip
Like that or not? — vonvonvon, Apr 12 '17 at 15:11

You'reAGitForNotUsingGit · Answer 1 · 2017-04-12T14:40:03.597

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Both Python 2 and 3 come pre-installed with Ubuntu by default. There is no need to compile from source.

To open python2, just run:

python

And to open python3, just run:

python3

To find the location of the python2 binary, just run:

which python

And to find the location of the python3 binary:

which python3

edited Apr 12 '17 at 14:40

answered Apr 12 '17 at 14:38

You'reAGitForNotUsingGit

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do I need to run it from terminal? – vonvonvon Apr 12 '17 at 14:39
I really apologize if I don't know anything. – vonvonvon Apr 12 '17 at 14:40
@vonvonvon - Running from the terminal as opposed to what? – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Apr 12 '17 at 14:40
so the terminal has this ">>>" thingy? Is that the python? – vonvonvon Apr 12 '17 at 14:50
@vonvonvon - That's the live python shell interpreter. If you want to run a .py file, then you just do python fileInQuestion.py – You'reAGitForNotUsingGit Apr 12 '17 at 14:52
So I tried to create a new file using "touch newfile.py" so I can open the interface and get familiar with it. Where did that file go? – vonvonvon Apr 12 '17 at 15:04
under the right click. I can't seem to find a command to create a new file there. So I used the terminal – vonvonvon Apr 12 '17 at 15:04
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@vonvonvon if you want an integrated development environment (IDE) for python, you can install idle (or idle3 for python3). Otherwise, you can use any plain text editor to write your code, and then run it in the terminal. – steeldriver Apr 12 '17 at 15:06
Oh so. The Shell Interpreter Runs the code that I have wrote. Thanks. :) Btw how do I check if I got the "python2.7-dev - python-dev And PIP" installed already? I tried to fiddle with Sudo and I don't know if I got it right, – vonvonvon Apr 12 '17 at 15:14
@vonvonvon please resist the temptation to "fiddle with sudo". You can see the installed status using apt-cache policy python2.7 python-dev python-pip – steeldriver Apr 12 '17 at 15:49
sorry not gonna fiddle it anymore. hahaha. anyway thanks man. :) – vonvonvon Apr 14 '17 at 05:51

Where do I find Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 16?

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