Install Anaconda on Windows
Anaconda® Distribution is a Python/R data science distribution that contains conda, a package and environment manager, which helps users manage a collection of over 7,500+ open-source packages available to them.
Here are the steps to follow for installing Anaconda:
- Download the Anaconda installer from https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution#windows
2. Verify the data integrity and compare the hash of the downloaded installer from Anaconda https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/hashes/win-3-64/ using PowerShell
Get-FileHash filename -Algorithm SHA256
3. Double-click the installer to launch or run from PowerShell (either will work fine)
4. Click Next
5. Read the licensing terms and click I Agree
6. Select an install for Just Me unless you’re installing for all users (which requires Windows Administrator privileges) and click Next
7. Select a destination folder (recommend leaving to default directory path with no spaces and unicode characters) to install Anaconda and click the Next button.
8. Confirm the adding Anaconda to the PATH environment variable is uncheck. It is recommended not adding Anaconda to the PATH environment variable, since this can interfere with other software. Instead, use Anaconda software by opening Anaconda Navigator or the Anaconda Prompt from the Start Menu
9. Click install
10. Click Next
11. Optional: Install PyCharm. To continue without installing PyCharm, click Next
12. After a successful installation, click Finish
After installation, run the Anaconda Navigator (anaconda3) from Start Menu
Select Jupyter Notebook and click Launch
Create a new python file
Rename the file and type:
print(“hello world”)
Click Run
Excellent! We have installed Anaconda and run our first program.
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