Table of Contents

  • 1  Links to videos

  • 2  What the installers do

  • 3  Basic steps in the video

  • 4  Next step

  • 5  Futher reading

Installing the conda python distribution

These links supplement the two 6 minute screencasts I made that walk you through how to install the EOSC 213 set of conda packages on your MacOS or Windows 10 laptop.

What the installers do

  • On Macs

    • install python plus packages in a folder of your choosing

    • edit your ~/.bash_profile file so that when you launch a new bash terminal, python, jupyter, etc. are in your PATH and can be launched from the bash command line

  • On Windows

    • install python plus packages in a folder of your choosing

    • create a shortcut called Anaconda prompt that launches a cmd shell with python, jupyter in your PATH so that they can be launched from the cmd line

Basic steps in the video

  • Go to the miniconda download page and download and install miniconda in a folder in your home directory

  • Install git so you can get the list of packages needed for the course by cloning our github repository

    conda install git
git clone https://github.com/phaustin/eosc213_students.git

  • Create the conda environment with the packages needed for the course, which are listed in this file

    cd utils
conda env create -f eosc.yml
conda activate eosc

  • So to work on a project

    1. Launch a terminal (either a bash terminal (Mac) or an Anaconda prompt (Windows)

    2. cd to your project folder

    3. jupyter notebook or jupyter qtconsole or ipython --matplotlib, depending on you want to work

Next step