You will be prompted by the security warning about opening the file:
Select 'Run' to start the process.
You will then prompted by this screen asking you whether to install Python for yourself or for everyone who uses the computer.
By default, Python will be define the directory to install itself (in this case, the root directory 'C:\Python27').
You can either change the folder to something else or just click on 'Next' to continue the installation.
You will be then prompted whether you want to install the default things or customize it.
In this screen, click on the down arrow for the last option 'Add python.exe to Path' and select the 'Will be installed on local hard drive'. This will add 'python.exe' to the 'Path' environment variables. That way, you can run Python from anywhere using the DOS prompt.
Click on 'Next' to continue.
The installation process is continued as shown in the above screen which takes few minutes to complete. If the installation is successful, you will get the following screen:
Click on 'Finish' to close this window.
To check whether Python was installed properly or not, go to DOS prompt and type 'python'. You should see something like the following screen and a '>>>' prompt.
Type 'exit()' to close Python and then type 'exit' to close this DOS prompt window.
Congratulations!!!. You have completed the first step of installing Python.
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