Install Python on Ubuntu

A quick rundown on how to install Python and packages on Ubuntu Linux.

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As I have been investigating telomeres for my research, I have found that I need to try different programs for my work, not all of which rely on Linux-driven platforms. A lead that I was exploring was a python script, which unfortunately did not pan out in the python direction. Regardless, as it took me a bit of time to figure out how to install and use python on Linux, it is worth an article to save others time.

Steps:

1. First, we have to install python on Linux. Do this via the following:

sudo apt install python3-pip

2. Next, we need to know how to install packages:

pip3 install pandas
pip3 install numpy

3. If we want to run a python script, we can use the following:

python3 <script>.py

Conclusion:

This is a brief guide on installing python on Linux. Have fun!