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Python FAQ: Why is Python Installed on my Computer? How can I delete Python from my PC?
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  1. Is Python pre-installed on Windows?
  2. Is Python automatically installed on Windows 10 and 11?
  3. Do computers come with Python installed?
  4. Is Python safe for my computer?
  5.  
  6.  
  7.  
  8. What is Python?
  9. ===============
  10.  
  11. Python is a programming language.  It's used for many different
  12. applications. It's used in some high schools and colleges as an
  13. introductory programming language because Python is easy to learn, but
  14. it's also used by professional software developers at places such as
  15. Google, NASA, and Lucasfilm Ltd.
  16.  
  17. If you wish to learn more about Python, start with the Beginner's
  18. Guide to Python.
  19.  
  20.  
  21. Why is Python installed on my machine?
  22. ======================================
  23.  
  24. If you find Python installed on your system but don't remember
  25. installing it, there are several possible ways it could have gotten
  26. there.
  27.  
  28. * Perhaps another user on the computer wanted to learn programming and
  29.  installed it; you'll have to figure out who's been using the machine
  30.  and might have installed it.
  31.  
  32. * A third-party application installed on the machine might have been
  33.  written in Python and included a Python installation.  There are
  34.  many such applications, from GUI programs to network servers and
  35.  administrative scripts.
  36.  
  37. * Some Windows machines also have Python installed.  At this writing
  38.  we're aware of computers from Hewlett-Packard and Compaq that
  39.   include Python.  Apparently some of HP/Compaq's administrative tools
  40.  are written in Python.
  41.  
  42. * Many Unix-compatible operating systems, such as macOS and some Linux
  43.  distributions, have Python installed by default; it's included in
  44.   the base installation.
  45.  
  46.  
  47. Can I delete Python?
  48. ====================
  49.  
  50. That depends on where Python came from.
  51.  
  52. If someone installed it deliberately, you can remove it without
  53. hurting anything.  On Windows, use the Add/Remove Programs icon in the
  54. Control Panel.
  55.  
  56. If Python was installed by a third-party application, you can also
  57. remove it, but that application will no longer work.  You should use
  58. that application's uninstaller rather than removing Python directly.
  59.  
  60. If Python came with your operating system, removing it is not
  61. recommended.  If you remove it, whatever tools were written in Python
  62. will no longer run, and some of them might be important to you.
  63. Reinstalling the whole system would then be required to fix things
  64. again.
  65.  
  66. How to Completely Uninstall Python on Windows 11
  67. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_6XECaqwA8
















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