Appendix A. Getting set up with Python
This appendix covers the basic steps to get Python and related tools installed so you can run the code examples in this book. The main thing to install is Anaconda, which is a popular Python distribution for mathematical programming and data science. Specifically, Anaconda comes with an interpreter that runs Python code, as well as a number of the most popular math and data science libraries and a coding interface called Jupyter. The steps are mostly the same on any Linux, Mac, or Windows machine. I’m going to show you the steps on my Mac.
A.1 Checking for an existing Python installation
It’s possible you already have Python installed on your computer, even if you didn’t realize it. To check the existing ...
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