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Installing Python and Jupyter Notebook

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Hi, I would share the way I prepare my worksheet to code Python supported by Jupyter notebook. Here, I prefer Anaconda since it gets both of them.

Go to https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/ to install Anaconda. For note, be sure that its version suits the computer we have. Just follow the instruction to install the software easily.

I suggest to select the newest one

Double click the installer to have this screen → Next button.

Then, we must select I agree button.

Click Next button.

Still, click Next button.

Choose the destination folder then click Next button.

Install it.

Open up the Anaconda Prompt and check the version of python we have just installed. Write python — version

We could directly write the Python codes on Anaconda Prompt by starting with python and terminating with exit(). Alternatively, we employ the codes on Jupyter notebook. There are 2 ways to open it.

a) Write jupyter notebook on Anaconda Prompt

a) Open up Anaconda Navigator and launch the Jupyter Notebook

Select the directory to save our works. For me, Desktop is chosen. Then on the top right, click New → Python 3 to reveals the workspace.

Tada… here it is