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The recommend method of installing Python is to use a distribution called [http://winpython.github.io/ WinPython]. This setup avoids installing Python globally, and includes most of the software you will need. In addition it makes it possible to install 32-bit and 64-bit Python on the same system with minimal problems. This can be very useful as the 64-bit version is handy for doing analysis on large data sets.
To install WinPython 3.7.x, Download a release in the 3.7.x branch from the [http://winpython.github.io/ WinPython] site. It's recommended to use the 32-bit version, but you can also use the 64-bit version ('''NOT SURE IF STILL TRUE)'''.
Choose a reasonable location to install this to - note the default is simply in the download directory. Instead it's recommended to find a directory such as <code>c:\WinPython32bit-3.7.1.0</code>, or into your local directory such as <code>c:\Users\yourname\<code>WinPython32bit-3.7.1.0</code></code>.