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Anaconda & Python Setup on macOS (video)

Getting Started with Anaconda and Python on a Mac Creator: Susan B. — codewithsusan · Length: about 11 minutes

Covers installing Anaconda on macOS, then using both Navigator and the conda command line. A good companion to Installing Anaconda Navigator if you'd rather watch the install than read it — it also previews the hands-on steps in Creating & Exporting a Conda Environment.

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Setup: Install, Navigator, Environments

  • 0:18 — Download and install Anaconda
  • 1:16 — Tour of Anaconda Navigator
  • 2:00 — Environments — what they are and why to use them

Command Line: conda & Environments

  • 4:03 — Using the conda command line tool
  • 4:44 — Create an environment: conda create --name demo
  • 5:15 — Install Python into it: conda install python
  • 5:57 — Prove isolation with which python before/after conda deactivate

Writing & Running Python Scripts

  • 6:53 — Write demo.py and run it: python demo.py
  • 7:50 — Worked example: a weather-scraping script needs requests and beautifulsoup4 → installed with conda install requests beautifulsoup4
  • 9:57 — Finding more packages to install