Algorithms For Dummies

Obtaining Analytics Anaconda

The basic Anaconda package is a free download that you obtain at 

https://store.

continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/

.  Simply  click  Download  Anaconda  to  obtain 

access to the free product. You do need to provide an email address to get a copy 

of Anaconda. After you provide your email address, you go to another page, where 

you can choose your platform and the installer for that platform. Anaconda sup-

ports the following platforms:

 

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Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (the installer may offer you only the 64-bit or 32-bit 

version, depending on which version of Windows it detects)

 

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Linux 32-bit and 64-bit

 

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Mac OS X 64-bit

Because package support for Python 3.5 has gotten better than previous 3.x ver-

sions, you see both Python 3.x and 2.x equally supported on the Analytics site. This 

book uses Python 3.5 because the package support is now substantial enough and 

stable enough to support all the programming examples, and because Python 3.x 

represents the future direction of Python.

You  can  obtain  Anaconda  with  older  versions  of  Python.  If  you  want  to  use  an 

older version of Python, click the installer archive link near the bottom of the 

page. You should use an older version of Python only when you have a pressing 

need to do so.

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