Install VS Code & Jupyter on Windows

Start here:

Python on Windows for beginners

Python

Install Python.

Python Releases for Windows

Check these boxes and Install.

Visual Studio Code

Download VS Code.

Download Visual Studio Code - Mac, Linux, Windows

Check all these boxes, and Install:

Install the VS Code extension for Python.

Run a file

In VS Code, open a new Powershell terminal like this:

Create a simple python file with the name “testfile.py”

You can run a python file from the command prompt with the command “py” — but not with “python” unless you make some updates.

Jupyter

Install the jupyter extension for VS Code

Follow the prompt to being a new jupyter notebook. Try running a cell, and Windows will invite you to install the ipykernel package.

You should now be able to run notebooks in VS Code.

Optional: install git for Windows

Git for Windows

Personally I find all of these helpful:

Optional: install Windows Linux Subsystem

Install WSL

Open Windows powershell and type wsl — install

You’ll need to reboot your machine for this to take effect.