Cynthia B writes:
I purchased your book Python for Kids so that my 11 year old daughter and I could start to learn code together. *We are trying to install Python on her (lenovo 100S) chromebook to no avail.
We followed several prompts and purchased a python shell which has been installed but can not figure out where to go from here, or if this will even be possible. Any advice?*
As far as I’m aware, the Python shell extensions available in the Chrome OS store aren’t Python 3 compatible - so at least from a version perspective, that’s a non-starter. Even if the version was correct, I suspect your mileage would probably vary with some of the later code examples in the book, using that sort of environment (not a fully fledged installation… again AFAIA).
I don’t have a Chromebook to try it out myself, but from a bit of searching, it looks like you can dual-boot Linux, and after that should be able to install anything you like (http://stackoverflow.com/a/15261253/2685350 - although Samsung-specific, I would hope the basic idea still applies).
I’ve found some instructions on doing so at the following sites: