Installing Anaconda
Throughout this book, we'll be using Python as the main tool for performing business intelligence tasks. This recipe shows you how to get a specific Python distribution—Anaconda, installed.
Getting ready
Regardless of which operating system you use, open a web browser and browse to the Anaconda download page at http://continuum.io/downloads.
The download page will automatically detect your operating system.
How to do it…
In this section, we have listed the steps to install Anaconda for all the major operating systems: Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.
Mac OS X 10.10.4
- Click on the I WANT PYTHON 3.4 link. We'll be using Python 3.4 throughout this book.
- Next, click on the Mac OS X — 64-Bit Python 3.4 Graphical Installer button to download ...
Get Python Business Intelligence Cookbook now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
