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# Python & Libraries Install

### Install
Go to the following link to download and install  [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/).

### Verify

To check if you already have Python on your Windows machine open the command-line applicaiton:
1. Press `Win` + `R`
2. Type `cmd`
3. Press `Enter`
4. Type `python --version`

Using the --version switch will show you the version that’s installed. If you see a version less than `3.9.13`, which was the most recent version at the time of writing, then you’ll want to upgrade your installation.

### Add Python Path to Environment Variables
Setting up the Python path to system variables alleviates the need for using full paths. It instructs Windows to look through all the PATH folders for “python” and find the install folder that contains the python.exe file.

1. Press `Win` + `R`
2. Type `cmd`
3. Press `Enter`
4. Type `sysdm.cpl` and click `OK` This opens the `System Properties` window
![](https://i.imgur.com/x9IWDUU.jpg)
5. Navigate to the `Advanced` tab and select `Environment Variables`
6. Under `System Variables`, find and select the `Path variable`
7. Click `Edit`
8. Select the `Variable value` field. Add the path to the `python.exe` file preceded with a `semicolon (;)`. For example, in the image below, we have added "`;C:\Python34.`"
![](https://i.imgur.com/HKFmSri.png)
9. Click `OK` and close all windows

### Libraries installation

In order to run the first script, we need to install [ChromeDriver](https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads) to the folder where the project is located. (Unzip the file in the project path.)
The libraries that we used will be installed by opening the comand-line application (`Win`+`R`) and typing the following imports:
- `pip install selenium`
- `pip install pyautogui`
- `pip install pywinauto`
- `pip install pandas`
- `pip install openpyxl`