For example, you might use Python 3.5 as your default distribution, but sometimes you would switch to Python 2 for some rare cases.Īnaconda comes with a graphical launcher that you can use to manage environments, install packages, start IPython, etc. You can find more details from Īll these stuff can be realized through conda command. Managing EnvironmentsĪnaconda can help create different isolated Python environments. ![]() On Windows, you are recommended not automatically add Anaconda to your system path, instead you can manually add ANACONDA_HOME with value of ‘C:\User\ your_user_name\ AppData\Local\Continuum\anacondX’ to the user varaibles and %ANACONDA_HOME% %ANACONDA_HOME%\Scripts %ANACONDA_HOME%\ Library\bin to the user path variable.Īnaconda comes with a package manager named conda, which lets you manage your Python distributions and install new packages. You might want to put Anaconda to your system path, so it will use Anaconda’s Python as the default python distribution. Downloading and Installingĭownload the right installer for your OS type (Window, OSX, Linux), OS version(32- or 64 bit), and Python version(2.7 or 3.5)įollow the instructions to install Anaconda ![]() If you did not start to use it yet, I highly recommend you a try. In this post, I describe some basic knowledge on Anaconda I have learned through my experience. Anaconda not only comes with various packages that I would like to use, such as NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, pandas, scikit-learn, and Jupyter/IPython, but also provides more functionalities, like creating and managing environments, installing and updating packages, and so on. ![]() I decide to give Anaconda (by Continuum Analytics) a try, what it provides far exceed my expectation and I feel guilty did not try it earlier.Īnaconda is a free, cross-platform, and easy-to-install all-in-one analytic/scientific Python platform. As more and more Python packages I need to install for my daily work and learn, I get tired of searching and installing individual packages, especially on my Window system, like what I did in how to install scientific Python packages on Windows.
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