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A quick walkthrough on how to install Python using the Anaconda distribution
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This is a quick walkthrough on how to install Python using the Anaconda distribution which is a very quick and easy way to install python together with the most common packages, including some that can be hard to install such as numpy and IPython.

  • Optional: uninstall current Python installation. Start from Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features, work your way through Python itself and any installer you used (probably from Gohlke's site).
  • Download the Anaconda Python installer (I got Anaconda-2.1.0-Windows-x86_64.exe)
  • Run the Anaconda installer
  • Go prepare a cup of coffee or clean up your mail inbox, install will take 10-20 minutes
  • Anaconda installed a default environment called root, if you know what this mean you can play around with new environments, if you don't forget about it (to play around with it look for the Anaconda launcher in the Start menu).
  • Update packages - open the Anaconda launcher: Start menu->Programs->Anaconda->Launcher anc click update on whatever you want (or can if you're not sure, this isn't harmful). I updated the ipython-... stuff.
  • Continue updating
  • Open a command line
  • Enter conda list to see a list of packages
  • Enter conda update X to update package X (> conda update numpy)

That's it.

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