Python’s standard manual set today includes valuable pointers for usage on various platforms. The standard manual set is available in your Start button on Windows 7 and earlier after Python is installed (option “Python Manuals”), and online at http://www.python.org. Look for the manual set’s top-level section titled “Using Python” for more platform-specific pointers and hints, as well as up-to-date cross-platform environment and command-line details.

As always, the Web is your ally, too, especially in a field that often evolves faster than books like this can be updated. Given Python’s widespread adoption, chances are good that answers to any high-level usage questions you may have can be found with a web search.