0.4: Software Installation

This lesson will go over the following steps:

• Install latest Python release (v3.7 or above)
• Install PyCharm Edu

Install Python on your Mac or Windows machine. If you’re using a guest or limited account, make sure you have access to admin credentials for installing new software on the computer. This is especially important for students using a school computer or parent computer with limited access. If you’re on a Mac computer, you may need to modify the security settings in system preferences in order to download software.

Click here to go to the Python website and download Python.

Next, install PyCharm Edu, which is what we’ll use for writing out our Python code and running it on CoDrone Mini.

Note: If you choose not to use PyCharm and prefer your own editor or IDE, you will need to know how to install packages on your platform of choice. If you are not sure how to do this, we recommend installing PyCharm and following the next step to see how to install the library.