Section I - How to Install JEdit

1. Download “JDK 6 Update 16”

- from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

- select your platform (e.g. “Windows”)

2. download "jdk-6u16-windows-i586.exe", install It.

3. Download JEdit, install it

- from http://www.jedit.org/

- choose the platform you used (e.g. Windows)

Section II - How to install python 3.1.1

a. download python 3.1.1 from http://www.python.org/download/

b. install it at c:\Python31

c. right-click “My Computer”, choose “Properties”

d. choose “Advanced” tab -> “Environmental variable” button

e. click “Path”, click “Edit”

f. ADD these words at the end of the 2nd textbox:

;”c:\python31”

Section III - How to run Python program (*.py)

1. open jEdit, then SAVE YOUR FILE IMMEDIATELY

- The file name must end with .py (e.g. my file is called aabc.py)

- Remember the path you save the file (e.g. I save it in c:\prog)

2. Type in a program, save it

3. (In Windows) choose Start->Run; then type in “cmd”

4. Run it (an example is as shown in the figure below)

- (In DOS) Go to the folder where you stored your file (e.g. cd “c:\prog”)

- (in DOS) type “python”

- (in >>>) type “ from (your filename) import * ” (e.g. from aabc import *)

- (in >>>) run your function