

IN ORDER TO INSTALL PYTHON ON WINDOWS OR MAC FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:


Mac:

	1) Click on the folder that says Macintosh Python Installer
	2) Double click on python-2.7.4-macosx10.6.dmg (Only for mac 10.6 or higher)
	3) Go through the install process and follow onscreen prompts
	4) You should now be able to open IDLE and start programming in python
	

	OR

	Python should already be installed on your machine.
	
	1) Open up the terminal window by clicking spotlight (the little magnifying glass) in the top right of your screen
	2) Type terminal
	3) Click on terminal
	4) When the window opens, type python and hit return
	5) Read what is output, if it says anywhere 2.7.X, you have the correct version
	6) type quit() to close the program.
	
	RUNNING THE PROGRAM WITHOUT INSTALLING IDLE IS NOT EASY IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND THE TERMINAL. IF YOU DONT, FOLLOW THE FIRST SET OF STEPS. IF YOU WANT TO TRY YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING.
	
	7) navigate to this folder. If it is stored on your desktop type the following into the terminal:

		cd Desktop/pyVenture/

	8) Once there, you can run the code with the following command

		python pyVenture.py


Windows:

	1) Double click on the Windows Python Installer folder
	2) Double click on python-2.7.4.msi
	4) Follow onscreen instructions to install

	NOTE: Works for recent versions of windows (7,8) haven't tested for vista and XP