A few weeks ago, I was attempting to help introduce someone to Python. I felt embarrassed at trying to paper-over how complicated and confusing the initial conf

A few weeks ago, I was attempting to help introduce someone to Python. I felt embarrassed at trying to paper-over how complicated and confusing the initial configuration is for a newbie. No officially endorsed best-practices to which I could point. Half a dozen tribes with their own competing solutions and guidance. A definitive statement from Python.org as to The Way would go so far.