Installing Python

from http://www.python.org

To automatically be able to access python through the command prompt, Make sure to install Add python.exe to path during installation in the Customize Python stage

Installing Packages via pip

Installing the Mistune package

pip install mistune

or in case you’re only authorized to install it on your user account (Not for Windows):

pip install --user mistune

Using Packages

[convert.py]
import mistune

text_block = "This is markdown! It has *italics* and **bold**!"
print(mistune.markdown(text_block))

It works:

>>> python convert.py 
<p>This is markdown! It has <em>italics</em> and <strong>bold</strong>!</p>

Uninstalling Packages

pip uninstall mistune

More Python Packages?

The Cheeseshop aka the Python Package Index
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/

Virtual Env

Virtual environments help protect each of your projects from package conflicts.

pip install virtualenv

Activating a virtualenv on Windows

path\to\venv\Scripts\activate