Setting python up the easy way in Windows 11

setup-python-windows-11.md

Setting python up the easy way in Windows 11

1. Install uv — a python package and project manager

   powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

   Restart PowerShell for the path to uv to reload and be accessible from the command line.

2. Install python

   uv python install

3. Initialise project folder and install modules required by the project

   uv init
   uv add numpy matplotlib pandas

   uv project manages python version and the packages required for the project.

4. Run a script

   uv run somescript.py

   Python via uv is now setup to run scripts from command line. (See also some helpful guides.)

5. Set it up to run from within a text editor, say, Sublime Text

   From Tools > Build System, choose New Build System.., and in the opened tab/window, paste the following:

   {
       "shell_cmd" : "uv run \"$file_name\"",
       "selector" : "source.python",
       "path" : "C\\Users\\ckun\\.local\\bin;$path",
       "working_dir" : "$file_path"
   }

   Be sure to change the path in the above to reflect your own Windows username in lieu of ckun. Save the file as Python-uv.sublime-build. Now with a python script in the editor, select Python-uv from Tools > Build System, and hit Ctrl B to run the script.