COURSE MATERIALS INSTALLATION GUIDE

In this text lecture we'll go over a written guide to installing the course materials. If you prefer to follow a video guide, check out the next lecture that correspond to your OS, however, installation is actually very straight-forward now that the websites and packages have been updated! It's just a few simple steps and it's probably faster to follow these steps than watch the video, but if you need video guidance, you can always reference the next video lecture, it's up to you!

COURSE INSTALLATION STEPS (NEXT LECTURE IS A VIDEO GOING THROUGH THESE STEPS)

  1. Go to the Jupyter Website (jupyter.org)
  2. Scroll down and and click the Install the Notebook button
  3. The button will take you to the installation documentation.
  4. This in turn should take you to the Anaconda Installation page, go to the Anaconda Installation page and click on the Graphical Installer for your system to download the installer.
  5. Follow the directions for the graphical installer you chose, it should be straight-forward, just like installing any other software, keep any default options.
  6. Once you've successfully downloaded Anaconda you can begin with the installation commands for Jupyter. All installation commands should be run in the Terminal (for Mac and Linux) or the Command Prompt/Powershell (Windows). (Mac users should just search for terminal in Spotlight search, Windows Users just search for either powershell or cmd in your windows search tool to find your appropriate installation tool). You also have the option of using the Anaconda Command Prompt as shown in the videos.
  7. Once the installation is done, in your terminal/command prompt type: jupyter notebook
  8. You should eventually see a new tab open up in your browser for you to begin using Jupyter Notebooks. Don't worry if your tab says something like "Conda [Root]" or "Python Default", either of these options will work fine. You can click on these to start a new
  9. For more information on how to use the Jupyter Notebooks, refer to the other lectures in this section.
  10. For more information on the Jupyter Notebook system in general, check out the official documentation.

Okay! You're all set! Feel free to jump straight to Lecture 8, IDE Selection, where we discuss other IDE options. Also you can reference the FAQ lecture for links to all the course notes.

Any questions? Post to the QA forums and I will be happy to help you out!

-Jose