Integrated Development Environments, or IDEs, are desktop applications that are designed to make software development easier.

You can download the latest version of Python (version 3.X) from What is an IDE? Python can be downloaded and installed on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and other platforms.See our Python Installation Instructions and Jupyter Notebooks Tutorial to get started.Īlternate Option: Install Python and use your own development environment Data Services has additional instructions and screenshots for downloading Anaconda and using Jupyter Notebooks on GitHub.Data Services frequently uses Jupyter Notebooks and other Anaconda distribution products in our workshops. You can also install Python and many common data science packages through the Anaconda distribution.

Recommended Option: Install the Anaconda distribution (includes Python and a development environment)

Introduction to Conda Virtual Environments.

To learn more about virtual environments and why we recommend them for reproducible research, see the following resources: There are several options for how to install and set up python on your computer if you plan to use python for multiple projects, we strongly recommend using a virtual environment manager like Anacondas or minicondas, rather than installing python directly onto your computer.

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