# Installing Python

Use the following steps to install Python 3 on your PC or oscilloscope and to confirm that Python is correctly installed.

1. Install Python 3 on the oscilloscope or PC where Infiniium is running.

   During installation, if there is an option for adding Python to the system PATH environment variable, select that option.

2. Modify the PC's system PATH environment variable to include the path to the Python 3 executable. On the PC's Start menu:

1. Click Computer, System properties, Advanced System Settings.
2. In the Advanced tab, select Environment Variables and edit the Path under System variables.

Use caution when editing the PATH variable. If you are not experienced in editing this variable, ask a computer expert for help.

3. It the Window's Start menu, type cmd and press the Enter key.
4. In the cmd window, enter python and press return. You should see a confirmation that Python 3.x is installed. Enter quit().

5. Install the NumPy package.

   After Python is installed, you can install the "numpy" package using the command "pip install numpy".

6. Once Python is installed, try Lesson 1. Creating a "Hello World" User Measurement Script to quickly run and test your first user measurement.