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Anaconda Installation Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide for installing Anaconda and launching Jupyter Notebook for writing assignments. It includes instructions for downloading, installing, verifying the installation, and creating and running notebooks. Additionally, it highlights that Python is included with Anaconda and lists essential libraries for data analysis.

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Anaconda Installation Guide

This document provides a step-by-step guide for installing Anaconda and launching Jupyter Notebook for writing assignments. It includes instructions for downloading, installing, verifying the installation, and creating and running notebooks. Additionally, it highlights that Python is included with Anaconda and lists essential libraries for data analysis.

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Course Guide: Installing Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook

This course utilizes Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook for writing assignments.
This document provides step-by-step instructions to install Anaconda and how to start
writing code on it.

Step 1: Download Anaconda


Anaconda is a free application widely used in data science projects. You can download it
from the oDicial website:
👉 https://www.anaconda.com/download/success
1. Visit the Anaconda download page.
2. Choose the appropriate version for your operating system (Windows, macOS, or
Linux).
3. Click Download to get the installer.

Step 2: Install Anaconda


Once the installer is downloaded:
1. Open the Anaconda installer file.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.
3. Choose the default installation location and click Install.
4. Wait for the installation to complete, then click Finish.

Step 3: Verify Installation


After installation, verify that Anaconda is installed correctly:
1. Open the Anaconda Navigator from the Start Menu (Windows) or Applications
folder (macOS).
If Anaconda is installed correctly, you should see something like this:

Step 4: Launch Jupyter Notebook


To open Jupyter Notebook:

1. Open Anaconda Navigator and click Launch under Jupyter Notebook.


2. This will open Jupyter Notebook in your web browser.

Note: You can choose the location where you want to save your work.
Hint: It is recommended to save your work in DAH OneDrive so you can access it from
anywhere.

Step 5: Create and Run a Notebook


1. Click New → Python 3 to create a new notebook.
2. Write your Python code in the cells and press Shift + Enter to run it.

3. You may change the name by clicking on Untitled and enter new name:
4. Notebook support adding text and description if you wish by select the cell and click
code:

a. Adding Header:
i. choose Heading

This will display message:

Click OK, Cell will be like:

In cell type the new header and click run:


b. adding text:
You can follow the same steps above, but select Markdown instead of
Heading, type your text, and then click Run.

5. Export file as python file:


• The file extension for Jupyter Notebook (.ipynb) is diRerent from standard
Python files (.py). Jupyter Notebook files contain both code and rich text
(Markdown) in an interactive format, while Python files are plain scripts.
You may wont to export the file as python code for any reason, you can do so by:
File è Download as è Python(.py)

Note:
✅ You do not need to install Python separately, as it comes bundled with Anaconda.
✅ Anaconda also includes essential libraries like NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and SciPy for
data analysis.

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