Scientific distributions

As you've read so far, creating a working environment is a time-consuming operation for a data scientist. You first need to install Python, and then, one by one, you can install all the libraries that you will need (sometimes, the installation procedures may not go as smoothly as you'd hoped for earlier).

If you want to save time and effort and want to ensure that you have a fully working Python environment that is ready to use, you can just download, install, and use the scientific Python distribution. Apart from Python, they also include a variety of preinstalled packages, and sometimes, they even have additional tools and an IDE. A few of them are very well-known among data scientists, and in the sections that ...

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