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Download and Install Anaconda Python

This document provides instructions for downloading and installing Anaconda/Python, emphasizing the need to choose the correct installer for the Windows operating system. It also outlines how to start Jupyter Notebook and install packages like PyDynamic using Anaconda Navigator and CMD. Additionally, it mentions the importance of creating a requirements.txt file for managing package dependencies in Jupyter Notebooks.

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Download and Install Anaconda Python

This document provides instructions for downloading and installing Anaconda/Python, emphasizing the need to choose the correct installer for the Windows operating system. It also outlines how to start Jupyter Notebook and install packages like PyDynamic using Anaconda Navigator and CMD. Additionally, it mentions the importance of creating a requirements.txt file for managing package dependencies in Jupyter Notebooks.

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Download Anaconda/ Python

Downloading the Python Installer


• Visit the download page for Continuum Analytic.
([Link]
1. NOTE: the installer is larger than the average file, because it contains
Python, including packages, code editor, and some other gadgets.
2. You will be downloading the Python 3 version (any version 3.5 or later is
good). If you download Python 2.7, our tutorial codes will not work.
3. Windows Operating System: Scroll to the "Anaconda for Windows"
section. There are two versions of the installer, one for 32-bit Windows,
and one for 64-bit Windows. Please choose the correct one for your
machine!
Downloading the Python Installer
Installing Anaconda/ Python
1. To install Anaconda after downloading the graphical installer, double click the
.exe (Windows) or .pkg (Mac) file and follow the instructions on the screen.

2. Additional notes and comments on installing/uninstalling Python cam be found


on the following link: [Link]

3. When installing Anaconda, a pop-up menu may ask whether to “Add Anaconda
to my PATH environment variable”, and “Register Anaconda as my default
Python 3.5.”

4. The installation will take about 15 minutes. Click Finish to close the window
when done.
Starting Jupyter Notebook
• When you download and install the Anaconda distribution of Python,
you are getting several tools related to Python development. There
are two primary ways to access the tools and open Jupiter Notebook:

1. Windows Only: The Anaconda folder from the Start menu.

2. The Anaconda Navigator shortcut icon.


Starting Jupyter Notebook
Jupyter Application Overview
Jupyter Application Overview
Jupyter Application Overview

For additional help on Jupyter Application,


go to the Help menu!
Installing and Testing Matplotlib and Numpy
PyDynamic installation or any other packages
Please follow the following steps for installing the PyDynamic package:

1. Open Anaconda Navigator, and [Link] Prompt,


2. In the open [Link] Prompt, please write the next command
conda install pip, and press the enter button,
3. Confirming the installation by writing the letter y,
4. Write the following command for the installation of the
PyDynamic package pip install PyDynamic,
5. Congratulation, you have installed your first Python package for
programming.
PyDynamic installation or any other packages
Packages installation using requirements file
When creating Jupyter Notebooks, it is good to define [Link] file with required
dependencies for usage.
The following command will install the packages according to the configuration file
[Link]:
$ pip install -r [Link]
[Link] needs to be in the directory where the command is executed. If it is in
another directory, the path needs to be specified.

(Ready for the tutorials (n/y)?)

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