[issue12436] Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

[Nick Coghlan]

New submission from Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com>:

The Boston Python Workshop folks have some detailed step-by-step instructions on getting Python up and running ([1]).

Given that this can be a pain point for new users (primarily on Windows), it may be good to reference these instructions from the official docs. (Alternatively, we could use them as the basis for a "HOWTO" in the official docs and update release.py to adjust the relevant links. That's a lot more work than just adding a link, though)

[1] http://openhatch.org/wiki/Boston_Python_Workshop_3/Friday

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation
messages: 139381
nosy: docs at python, ncoghlan
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Provide reference to detailed installation instructions

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