OpenCircuits oc2020 http://www.opencircuits.com/index.php?title=Main_Page MediaWiki 1.34.2 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk OpenCircuits OpenCircuits talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 0 51812 78799 78624 2017-01-06T17:28:53Z Russ hensel 684 1 revision wikitext text/x-wiki = Do You Need To Install? = No! There are a lot of places on the web where you can run Python in your web browser without installation. But installation is highly recommended, it gives you a better interface and typically a lot more features. Perhaps someone would like to create a page here that documents some of the cloud based environments. = A Brief Installation FAC = * What is an IDE and why should I care? An IDE is an integrated development Environment, it is a software setup that ( for Python ) makes it easier to write, run and debug Python programs. * How much does it cost? Usually nothing, although there are some IDE's that do require you to purchase a license. We will stick to free stuff. = How To Install = For now we are going to stick to the discussion of just one installation, Spyder from Anaconda. Why this choice? * You get a pretty good IDE thrown in for free, in our teaching documentation we will assume that this is the environment you are using. * You get a basic installation of Python plus a whole range of extensions that would otherwise be tedious to install. * Installation works on all major operating system. * In our experience installation process is simple. * Spyder appears to be well maintained and regularly updated. For now we will use Python 2.7, at this time ( Aug 2016 ) it seems to be a bit better documented and supported than the newer, and in the long run probably better Python 3.x. == Steps for Install ( Windows ) == Russ will write this. If you have some experience just Google Spyder Install and .... === Download === I like the Anaconda site for download.... [[https://www.continuum.io/downloads Anaconda 4.1.1]] Use Python 2.7 version and select 32 or 64 bit to fit your system. Save the file somewhere you can find it. === Install === Run the file you saved earlier. Your web browser may help, or just double click on the file from your file manager. Follow the prompts. I will try to do this soon and add some instructions here. You may also find this useful: ==== Maintain and Update ==== Anaconda Spyder comes with a command line utility for updating and extending it and Python it is called conda. To run conda use the start menu to find and run cmd. This gives you a dos or termainal window. Some example commands for this window: * Install an extension called wxpython ( or other named package ) Do this only when on the Internet as conda gets code from it. conda install wxpython * Update everything: ( and show what you already got ) conda update --all You can also use a standard Python called pip. It is also used from the command line. Google pip for more info. Sometimes pip works better than conda, but I would start with conda. ==== Anaconda Links ==== *'''[http://conda.pydata.org/docs/faq.html#pkg-installation FAQ — Conda documentation ]''' *'''[https://www.continuum.io/anaconda-overview Anaconda Overview | Continuum ]''' *'''[http://conda.pydata.org/docs/ Presentations & Blog Posts — Conda documentation ]''' *'''[http://sjbyrnes.com/python/ Python « Steve Byrnes's Homepage ]''' *'''[https://pythonhosted.org/spyder/installation.html Installation — Spyder 2.3 documentation ]''' *'''[https://www.southampton.ac.uk/~fangohr/blog/installation-of-python-spyder-numpy-sympy-scipy-pytest-matplotlib-via-anaconda-2013.html Installation of Python, Spyder, Numpy, Sympy, Scipy, Pytest, Matplotlib via Anaconda (2013) — Computational Modelling Blog ]''' *'''[https://spyder-ide.blogspot.com/ spyder ]''' *'''[https://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/faq Anaconda FAQ | Continuum Analytics: Documentation ]''' *'''[https://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/install Anaconda install | Continuum Analytics: Documentation ]''' *'''[https://www.continuum.io/downloads Download Anaconda Now! | Continuum ]''' *'''[https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html Installing Jupyter Notebook — Jupyter Documentation 4.1.1 alpha documentation ]''' === Run === With luck you will find an Icon on your desktop, if not use the start menu to search for Spyder. == Steps for Install ( Linux including Raspberry Pi) == Runs fine on the Pi, you should be able to get this to work using the gui install or apt-get, I just forget, perhaps it is in my Pi setup instructions. Anyone want to help? Its a Wiki... In the mean time Linux is not all that different, go to a package manager and look for Spyder. In my Linux Mint it is Software Manager and search on Spyder spyder ide for scientists seems to be the right result === Run === Click on the Icon.... == Steps for Install ( Apple ) == Anyone want to help? Its a Wiki... [[category:Python]] [[category:Python Course]][[Category:Arduino/RaspberryPi]] t6em9v0owcvfyoryuhex3d9llrka75a