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Anaconda Distribution

There is a way to install and use Python that is different to the ¨normal¨one, Anaconda Distribution.

Anaconda works great when you are doing Data Analysis and Machine Learning, and not ¨normal¨ Python development. In our case we won´t use it because it requires for us to buy licenses if we are going to use it in a big company.

In any case is a great option, worth exploring for learning and small projects, or paying in the case of commercial use.

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Open a Terminal (or Command) window.

Type python3 --version.

We expect the result to be Python 3.8 or more. Currently the latest version (2022-07-13) is 3.10.5.

If we don't have Python installed it shows like this:

If we have Python installed it shows like this:

If it is not installed it shows like this:

The process is different for each Operating System.

Install from the Python Webpage

brew install python3

sudo apt install python3

OR

sudo yum install python3

• Confirm Python is installed running python3 --version in a terminal or console.
• Create a directory for the Bootcamp.
• Move to the new directory.
• Create the virtual environment with: python3 -m venv venv

The command reads as follows: python3 --- Use the Python 3 interpreter -m venv --- Use a module named venv > venv -- Create the new Virtual Environment in the venv directory

• Activate the virtual environment
  • In MacOS and Linux run source venv/bin/activate
  • In Windows run .\env\Scripts\activate

• Confirm you are using the virtual environment
  • In MacOS and Linux run which python
  • In Windows run where python

Full Virtual Environments documentation HERE

Run in the terminal pip install jupyterlab

Run Jupyter Lab with jupyter-lab

Full Jupyter Install Documentation HERE

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We will learn how to use IDEs (in particular Visual Studio Code), Git and GitHub.

Homework:

Read the article: We Can Protect the Economy From Pandemics. Why Didn't We?

Optional See the movie: The Big Short