Installing Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook
Learners will install Anaconda, create a dedicated conda environment, launch Jupyter, and verify that all ML dependencies are available.
Why Anaconda for Machine Learning?
Anaconda bundles Python and 250+ science packages, so you go from a blank machine to a working ML setup in minutes. Its big win: isolated environments per project. 🐍
Downloading and Installing Anaconda
Grab Anaconda for your OS from anaconda.com (it's a big download — the full science stack). Then open a fresh terminal and run conda --version to confirm it worked.
# Verify installation in terminal (not Python)
# conda --version
# Output: conda 23.11.0
# Also verify Python
# python --version
# Output: Python 3.11.xAll lessons in this course
- Installing Anaconda and Jupyter Notebook
- NumPy Essentials: Arrays and Math Operations
- Pandas for Data Manipulation
- Visualising Data with Matplotlib and Seaborn