You can install Microsoft VSCode if you wish, but it is optional.ĩ. If you want to be able to use Anaconda in your command prompt (or git bash, cmder, powershell etc), please use the alternative approach and check the box. This means you will have to use Anaconda Navigator or the Anaconda Command Prompt (located in the Start Menu under 'Anaconda') when you wish to use Anaconda (you can always add Anaconda to your PATH later if you don't check the box). The recommended approach is to not check the box to add Anaconda to your path.

This is an important part of the installation process. Note your installation location and then click Next.Ħ. Read the license agreement and click on I Agree.ĥ. When the screen below appears, click on Next.ģ. Locate your download and double click it. Note: see our installing anaconda on Mac OS X tutorial if you're not on Windows.Ģ. If you aren't sure which Python version you want to install, choose Python 3. Go to the Anaconda Website and choose a Python 3.x graphical installer (A) or a Python 2.x graphical installer (B). After doing this you can restart your shell and conda will be ready to go.1. The following snippet will create a directory to install miniconda into, download the latest python 3 based install script for Linux 64 bit, run the install script, delete the install script, then add a conda initialize to your bash or zsh shell. Installing miniconda on Linux can be a bit tricky the first time you do it completely from the terminal. I still like its environment manager, which installs to a global directory rather than a local directory for your project.

These days windows are much better than it was back then at compiling c-extensions. It made it much easier to install the data science stack on windows a few years ago. It comes with its own environment manager and has eased the install process for many that do not have a way to compile c-extensions. It's a slimmed-down version of their very popular anaconda distribution. Miniconda is a python distribution from continuum.

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