We already downloaded Python setup on our device. (If not visit – Installation of Python) But installing Python doesn’t provide us full power to use Python on our system. To use the full power of Python we should download Anaconda distribution. Anaconda distribution of Python is the best option for problem solvers who want to use Python. Anaconda is a free and open-source distribution of the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing, that aims to simplify package management and deployment. The distribution includes data-science packages suitable for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Anaconda comes bundled with about 600 packages pre-installed including NumPy, Matplotlib, and SymPy. I am just telling you how to install it on Windows. For other OS you can refer (Click here) – macOS and Ubuntu.
Here you can find simple steps of installation of Anaconda on windows-
Step 1: Go to official website of Anaconda – Anaconda.com
Step 2: Scroll down and find Anaconda Installers than download your appropriate version
Step 3: Click on executable file and start the installation setup of Anaconda
Step 4: Accept License Agreement before installing Anaconda
Step 5: Select the Installation type for all user or just me
Step 6: Choose location where you want to install Anaconda
Step 7: Now you should manage advanced Installation Options. The recommended approach is to not check the box to add Anaconda to your path. This means you will have to use Anaconda Navigator or the Anaconda Command Prompt (located in the Start Menu under “Anaconda”) when you wish to use Anaconda. If you want to be able to use Anaconda in your command prompt (or git bash, cmd, PowerShell, etc), please use the alternative approach and check the box.
I will suggest you select this option and add it to the environment variable.
Step 8: Wait till Installation completes and setup completed successfully.
Step 9: It also asks you to install Microsoft Visual Code. If you want to install you can go ahead or else you can simply skip this.
Step 10: Installation completed, Click Finish to exit from setup.
Now Anaconda distribution is installed successfully on your system. You can use Anaconda distribution to run Python on your machine. To get start the open search from the taskbar and search for ‘Anaconda Prompt’, now click on the Anaconda Prompt application to launch.
When application opens you can simply type ‘python’ to enable Python interpreter and press ‘Enter’ button.
Now you can type simple Python code to run in this anaconda Python environment.
The below image is a sample of ‘The Zen of Python’ code. (Want to know what is Zen of Python – Click here)
Anaconda Prompt is good way to use anaconda environment but best way is Anaconda Navigator. You can launch anaconda navigator is same way we launch anaconda prompt.
You can find various applications like Jupyter Lab, Jupyter Notebook, Spyder, etc. preinstalled and Glueviz, RStudio, Orange 3 which can be installed if we need them.
So, this was a simple guide to install Anaconda distribution. I hope you can install Anaconda easily on your system with these steps.
