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SETTING UP THE ENVIRONMENT

SETTING UP THE ENVIRONMENT The following instructions are for Linux(Ubuntu) Operating System only. The most popular distribution among data scientists is Anaconda. Anaconda is a distribution of packages like python, Jupyter Notebook,  IDE Spyder for python etc. In anaconda, you can create virtual environments to install required packages for a specific project. This way you can avoid dependency collisions between projects.You can download anaconda from the website . After downloading the file execute the command to start the installer. ./file.sh Anaconda asks if Path should be added to path variable at end of the installation. If you have answered no to that anaconda-navigator command won't work in the terminal. We should give entire path when executing the command. To add path open .profile file using vi .bashrc from home. To check if the file exists use ls -a command which displays hidden files. Add the following line at the end of the file. If you get an overwr...