Python is a popular language for scientific computing, and great for general-purpose programming as well. Installing all of its scientific packages individually can be a bit difficult, so we recommend an all-in-one installer.
For this workshop we use Python version 3.x
For installing these packages we will use Anaconda or Miniconda. They both use Conda, the main difference is that Anaconda comes with a lot of packages installed by default. With Miniconda you need to install the packages that you need.
If you use Anaconda all the packages you need will be installed with Anaconda.
Download and install Anaconda. Remember to download and install the installer for Python 3.x
Miniconda is a “light” version of Anaconda, after you installed Miniconda you need to install the additional packages.
Download and install Minicoda following the instructions. Remember to download and install the installer for Python 3.x
From the terminal type:
conda list
From the terminal type:
conda install -y numpy pandas matplotlib jupyter
After you installed Anaconda or Miniconda (plus the additional packages) to launch a jupyter notebook you need to type this command from the terminal:
jupyter notebook
You can then open this link in your browser: http://localhost:8888