Python (Anaconda) Installation

This document explains how to access and download the installation file for the Python programming language from the Anaconda Distribution.

Table of Contents

I. Installations

  1. Windows Installation

II. GitHub Repository

   

Python Notebook Environment

The programming language Python can be used in a Jupyter Notebook or JupyterLab environment. Anaconda “offers the easiest way to perform Python/R data science and machine learning on a single machine” (Anaconda, n.d.). This is a data science distribution of the Python/R programming languages.

If you have not already, install Anaconda Distribution on your local machine. This is a data science distribution of the Python/R programming languages.

Installing Anaconda and Configuring JupyterLab on Windows

  1. Navigate to https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution in your web browser.

  2. Download 64-Bit Graphical Installer for Anaconda Distribution at the top of the page.

  3. Navigate to your Downloads folder and run the Anaconda3-2022.05-Windows-x86_64 executable. Follow the install wizard as shown below.

  • Leave both options unchecked. Continue to install in your home directory. Don’t worry if it takes a few minutes to complete the installation process.
  1. Click on the Start button and start typing “Anaconda.” Click on Anaconda Navigator.

Reference
Data science technology for a better world. (n.d.). Anaconda. Retrieved August 30, 2022, from https://www.anaconda.com/

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