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1.0. Tutorial: Getting Started

In addition to installing Wing IDE, you will also need to install Python. This tutorial will work with Python version 2.0 or later.

To get Python, download it now from python.org or wingware.com.

If the above links don't work or bring up the wrong browser, you may need to define the BROWSER environment variable to the name of the browser executable you wish to use (for example: mozilla) and restart Wing IDE.

On Linux/Unix, you can also add a browser command line to your URL Display Commands preference. This is recommended only if your preferred browser doesn't work when specified with the BROWSER environment variable. Setting BROWSER will generally do a better job reusing browser instances and creating and raising browser windows as needed.

Next, copy the entire tutorial directory out of your Wing IDE installation to a location where you will have write access to the files in it. On OS X, the Wing IDE installation and the tutorial directory are inside the .app bundle; the installation directory is listed in the Wing's About dialog box.

Please note that if you view this tutorial from Wing IDE's Help menu, you will be provided with a link that copies the tutorial for you, and will find many other links to IDE functionality that are not found when viewing this tutorial with a web browser.