do you really need MySQL? I don't have problems with using MySQL, nor I recommend against it, it just look like overkill for what you have described in your other task - just keeping some strings.
can you use sqlite3, which is file like database and support comes included in Standard Library? A simple text file in the right format may do too. It depends on your goal (apart from "storing some 250-chars-long strings")
I personally prefer working with python downloaded from python.org and use VS Code as IDE.
You may look at these two tutorials. Follow them (especially the one regarding the installation)
https://python-forum.io/Thread-Python-3-...er-Windows
https://python-forum.io/Thread-VS-Code-from-start
On Windows I also happen to use Notepad++ with some plugins for quick and dirty jobs (i.e. if you don't want to delve into more advanced IDE, yet get some basic features like syntax highlighting)
No Anaconda, Spyder, Jupyter, etc. But I understand and accept that it may be more convenient for some users or in some use cases.
Note that Simplest/Quickest/Best Way may not always be the same :-) e.g. simplest/quickest is to use IDLE that comes with python on windows. But it's considered poor substitute for IDE, i.e. not BEST way :-).
can you use sqlite3, which is file like database and support comes included in Standard Library? A simple text file in the right format may do too. It depends on your goal (apart from "storing some 250-chars-long strings")
I personally prefer working with python downloaded from python.org and use VS Code as IDE.
You may look at these two tutorials. Follow them (especially the one regarding the installation)
https://python-forum.io/Thread-Python-3-...er-Windows
https://python-forum.io/Thread-VS-Code-from-start
On Windows I also happen to use Notepad++ with some plugins for quick and dirty jobs (i.e. if you don't want to delve into more advanced IDE, yet get some basic features like syntax highlighting)
No Anaconda, Spyder, Jupyter, etc. But I understand and accept that it may be more convenient for some users or in some use cases.
Note that Simplest/Quickest/Best Way may not always be the same :-) e.g. simplest/quickest is to use IDLE that comes with python on windows. But it's considered poor substitute for IDE, i.e. not BEST way :-).
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