The article was updated Aug-2024. Here you can follow step-by-step instructions on how to install Thonny on Windows.
Step-by-step guide
- Go to thonny.org
- Hover the mouse cursor over “Windows”
- Click the first link.
- Save the file on your computer.
- Go to your downloads folder and open the file to start the installation.
- Click on “Install for me only”
- Click on “Next”
- Click on “Next”. You cannot run the application if you do not accept the license agreement.
- Click on “Next” unless you want to pick another folder for Thonny.
- Click on “Next” unless you want another location for the shortcut.
- Click on “Next” unless you want a shortcut on your desktop.
- Click on “Install”
- Click on “Finish”
About Thonny
Thonny is an IDE that is open source and free to use. It is specifically designed for beginners in programming. It is a user-friendly software where the you don’t have to make a lot of complex configurations before starting to write code.
Thonny comes with a version of python (v3.1) that is active when you use Thonny. That means you don’t have to install python seperatly if you don’t want to. But if you want to, you can use Thonny with different versions of python.
Except having an accessible design, Thonny also has a debugger that can help the user understand what is happening when you run the code. The debugger can show step-by-step what is happening. There is also a way to see what values are stored in the variables being used.
