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+# Python installation instructions
+Python must be installed system-wide. See instructions for your operating system below...
+### Windows 11 / 10 [not yet tested]
+Download the installer from [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/), install latest version. If given the option, you should install the 'venv' or 'virtual environment' module as well.
+### Ubuntu / Debian (includes Pop!_OS, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi OS, etc.)
+```
+sudo apt install python3 python3-venv
+```
+### Fedora (includes Nobara, Bazzite, etc.) [not yet tested]
+```
+sudo dnf install python3 python3-virtualenv
+```
+### Arch Linux (includes CachyOS, Manjaro, SteamOS, etc.)
+```
+sudo pacman -S python3 python3-venv
+```
+### OpenSUSE (Tumbleweed/Leap) [not yet tested]
+```
+sudo zypper install python3 python3-virtualenv
+```