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Python 3.8 is now OK on Windows.
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freakboy3742 committed Jul 11, 2020
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.. group-tab:: Windows

If you're on Windows, you can get the official installer from
`the Python website <https://www.python.org/downloads>`_. You can use any
stable version of Python 3.5, 3.6 or 3.7. We would advise *against* using
Python 3.8 at this time, as some libraries needed for this tutorial aren't
yet available for Python 3.8. We also advise avoiding alphas, betas and
release candidates unless you *really* know what you're doing.

.. admonition:: No really - **don't use Python 3.8**

**Do not use Python 3.8**. If you use Python 3.8, apps will start, but
then become unresponsive. The **only** fix at this time is to use a
different version of Python.
If you're on Windows, you can get the official installer from `the Python
website <https://www.python.org/downloads>`_. You can use any stable
version of Python from 3.5 onward (although we'd advise avoiding alphas,
betas and release candidates unless you *really* know what you're doing.

.. admonition:: Alternative Python distributions

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