Microsoft hosts a community release of Python 3 in the Microsoft Store for computers running Windows 10+, the latest version of the operating system. This tutorial will show the current best practice approach for checking what version of Python, if any, is already on your machine and installing or updating Python for Windows, macOS, or Linux. While you can use online tools to run Python, most serious developers still rely on a local installation to work on individual and team projects. Installing Python on your local computer is the first step to becoming a proper Python programmer.
