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Anaconda Installation Guide: Part 1 - How To Install Anaconda With Python 3.6 On Windows

This document provides instructions for installing Anaconda with Python 3.6 on Windows. It describes downloading the Anaconda installer, running it with default settings, and searching for Jupyter Notebook to start editing and executing Python code. It also recommends installing the text editor Notepad++ and provides steps to set the tab settings properly for running Python code.

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Anaconda Installation Guide: Part 1 - How To Install Anaconda With Python 3.6 On Windows

This document provides instructions for installing Anaconda with Python 3.6 on Windows. It describes downloading the Anaconda installer, running it with default settings, and searching for Jupyter Notebook to start editing and executing Python code. It also recommends installing the text editor Notepad++ and provides steps to set the tab settings properly for running Python code.

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Anaconda Installation Guide

Part 1 - How to install Anaconda with Python 3.6 on Windows


1. Go to https://www.anaconda.com/download/ . Choose the Windows OS tab (which is the
default). Download the installer for Python 3.6. (Do not choose Python 2.)

2. A file named Anaconda3-5.x.x-Windows-x86_64.exe will be downloaded. (Make sure you


know where the downloaded file is stored on your laptop.)
3. Double click the downloaded file “Anaconda3-5.x.x-Windows-x86_64.exe” to install
Anaconda.

Use the default settings of the installer.

a. If you are prompted to install Microsoft Visual Studio Code, skip the step.
b. You can uncheck the checkboxes “Learn more about Anaconda Cloud” and “Learn how to get
started with Anaconda” unless you really want to learn more.

The installation may take a few minutes.

To start editing and executing Python code using Jupyter Notebook:


1) After installing Anaconda, search for “Jupyter Notebook” on the Windows search, and click
on it.

You should see a black window opening (which we call a console window). There will be
some text in the console window that informs you that the Jupyter Notebook application is
being loaded.

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2) Then your laptop’s default browser will automatically open with an instance of Jupyter
Notebook application as shown below:

The Jupyter Notebook environment can be used to edit and execute Python code.
More details will be given to you in class during the session.
You are done with the installation!

Note: The command prompt window is the backend and the web application shown on the
browser is the frontend. They go hand-in-hand so please do not close the command prompt
window unless you want to exit the Jupyter Notebook application.

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Note:
If you use Chrome for the first time while opening Jupyter Notebook, you may encounter the
following screen. Don’t worry!

Just go to the console window below, copy the token number and paste it inside the above text
box. Then press the Log in button. That is all!

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Part 2 - Text Editor

You will need a text editor to write your Python code, and we recommend Notepad++.

a. Visit https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.5.8.html . Download “Notepad++ Installer


64-bit x64” if you have a 64-bit computer. Otherwise download the 32-bit installer.
b. Double click the downloaded installer file and follow the default settings to install
Notepad++.

Important: After installing Notepad++, you must follow the instruction below to set up the Tab
Settings properly. Otherwise, you may encounter problems running Python code.

a. Go to “Settings” on the top menu of Notepad++ and find “Preferences…”. You’ll see a
window popping up, as shown below.
b. Choose the “Language” tab.
c. On the right hand side, you’ll see a checkbox that says “Replace by space”. Tick this
checkbox, as shown below.

If you face issues during the installation, don’t worry. We will help you in class in Week 1.

See you soon!

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