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How to build a Crypto Trading Bot Tutorial Part 1: Installing Python, Pip and Atom
This is the first article in a new series designed to help you build your first cryptocurrency trading algorithm from scratch. Along with building your very own crypto trading bot, this series of articles will also serve as crash-course in Python, if you’re looking for a project-based approach to your learning.
In order to make this accessible to more people, today we’re going to start with the very basics: how to set up you local environment, namely: how to install Python, pip and an IDE.
If you’re more of a visual person, you can always start with the video:
How to install Python
In order to install python, simply navigate over to python.org and download the latest version for your Operating System. Proceed with the installation wizard and follow the on-screen prompts. You can leave everything as default, but tick the box which reads “add Python to PATH”.
