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Software Carpentry

MacOS

Install

  1. Open https://www.anaconda.com/download/success with your web browser.
  2. Download the installer that is appropriate for your hardware ("Intel" or "Apple Silicon"). You can determine which hardware your Mac uses by going to the Apple menu and selecting "About this Mac."
  3. Launch the Anaconda installer. Accept the defaults until you reach the Destination Select step.
    1. When you reach Destination Select, choose "Install on a specific disk"
    2. Select your computer's disk. This is most likely called "Macintosh HD"
    3. Click the Choose Folder button
    4. A Finder window will open. Navigate to your Home folder (this is the folder labeled with your user name). You can find it under Macintosh HD > Users. Select the folder and click Choose
  4. Continue with the installation. It may take 5-10 minutes, depending on your hardware.
  5. If the Terminal application is running, shut it down by going to the "Terminal" menu and selecting "Shut down Terminal".

Verify your installation

  1. Launch the Anaconda Navigator application
  2. In the Jupyter Lab section, click the Launch button
  3. Jupyter Lab should open a new tab in your web browser. Visit the tab, and under the Notebook heading, click Python 3
  4. A new notebook titled "Untitled.ipynb" should appear

Windows

Install

  1. Open https://www.anaconda.com/download/success with your web browser.
  2. Download the installer.
  3. Install Python 3 by running the Anaconda Installer. If the installer gives you the option to install for "Just Me" (instead of "All Users"), select "Just Me." Otherwise, follow the suggested defaults. The installation may take 5-10 minutes, depending on your hardware.

Verify your installation

  1. Launch the Anaconda Navigator application
  2. In the Jupyter Lab section, click the Launch button
  3. Jupyter Lab should open a new tab in your web browser. Visit the tab, and under the Notebook heading, click Python 3
  4. A new notebook titled "Untitled.ipynb" should appear

Linux

Install

  1. Open https://www.anaconda.com/download/success with your web browser.
  2. Download the 64-Bit (x86) Installer for Linux.
  3. Follow the Linux installation instructions at https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/ . Installing Anaconda on Linux requires using the shell. If you aren't comfortable doing the installation yourself, stop here and request help at the workshop.

Verify your installation

  1. Launch the Anaconda Navigator application
  2. In the Jupyter Lab section, click the Launch button
  3. Jupyter Lab should open a new tab in your web browser. Visit the tab, and under the Notebook heading, click Python 3
  4. A new notebook titled "Untitled.ipynb" should appear