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3- title : " Setup"
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75## Installing Python Using Anaconda
86
9- [ Python] [ python ] is great for general-purpose programming and is a popular language
10- for scientific computing as well. Installing all of the packages required for this
7+ [ Python] [ python ] is great for general-purpose programming and is a popular language
8+ for scientific computing as well. Installing all of the packages required for this
119lessons individually can be a bit difficult, however, so we recommend the all-in-one
1210installer [ Anaconda] [ anaconda ] .
1311
1412Regardless of how you choose to install it, please make sure you install Python
15- version 3.x (e.g., Python 3.6 version). Also, please set up your Python environment at
16- least a day in advance of the workshop. If you encounter problems with the
13+ version 3.x (e.g., Python 3.6 version). Also, please set up your Python environment at
14+ least a day in advance of the workshop. If you encounter problems with the
1715installation procedure, ask your workshop organizers via e-mail for assistance so
1816you are ready to go as soon as the workshop begins.
1917
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25232 . Download the Python 3 installer for Windows.
2624
27253 . Double-click the executable and install Python 3 using _ MOST_ of the
28- default settings. The only exception is to check the
26+ default settings. The only exception is to check the
2927 ** Make Anaconda the default Python** option.
3028
3129### macOS - [ Video tutorial] [ video-mac ]
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3937
4038### Linux
4139
42- Note that the following installation steps require you to work from the shell.
40+ Note that the following installation steps require you to work from the shell.
4341If you run into any difficulties, please request help before the workshop begins.
4442
45431 . Open [ anaconda.com/download] [ anaconda-dl ] with your web browser.
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6462 d. Press enter.
6563
6664 e. Follow the text-only prompts. When the license agreement appears (a colon
67- will be present at the bottom of the screen) hold the down arrow until the
68- bottom of the text. Type `yes` and press enter to approve the license. Press
69- enter again to approve the default location for the files. Type `yes` and
70- press enter to prepend Anaconda to your `PATH` (this makes the Anaconda
65+ will be present at the bottom of the screen) hold the down arrow until the
66+ bottom of the text. Type `yes` and press enter to approve the license. Press
67+ enter again to approve the default location for the files. Type `yes` and
68+ press enter to prepend Anaconda to your `PATH` (this makes the Anaconda
7169 distribution the default Python).
7270
7371## Starting Python
7472
75- We will teach Python using [Spyder][spyder]. If you installed Python using Anaconda, Spyder should already be on your system. If
73+ We will teach Python using [Spyder][spyder]. If you installed Python using Anaconda, Spyder should already be on your system. If
7674you did not use Anaconda, use the Python package manager pip
7775(see the [Spyder website][spyder-install] for details.)
7876
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8381~~~
8482{: .bash}
8583
86- To start the Python interpreter without Spyder, open a terminal
84+ To start the Python interpreter without Spyder, open a terminal
8785or Git Bash and type the command:
8886
8987~~~
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