June 2020
Intermediate to advanced
382 pages
11h 39m
English
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Python packages
Python is a general-purpose language. It is designed in a way that comes with bare minimum functionality. Based on the use case that you intend to use Python for, additional packages need to be installed. The easiest way to install additional packages is through the pip installer program. This pip command can be used to install the additional packages:
pip install a_package
The packages that have already been installed need to be periodically updated to get the latest functionality. This is achieved by using the upgrade flag:
pip install a_package --upgrade
Another Python distribution for scientific computing is Anaconda, which can be downloaded from http://continuum.io/downloads.
In addition to using the pip command to install ...