Setup

Getting the data

The data used in this lesson is generated for the course. Download and unzip data.zip. To follow along, launch JupyterLab in the folder where you unzipped the data (see Running and Quitting). The notebooks for the class can be downloaded from notebooks.zip.

Installing Python with Anaconda

Python is a popular language for scientific computing. Installing all the research packages individually can be difficult, so we recommend Anaconda, a bundled distribution that includes Python, the Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab, and the scientific packages used here (NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib).

Windows

1. Download the Anaconda installer for Windows.
2. Run the installer and accept the defaults. When asked, you may keep “Register Anaconda as my default Python”.
3. Launch Anaconda Navigator and start JupyterLab.

macOS

1. Download the Anaconda installer for macOS.
2. Run the installer and accept the defaults.
3. Launch Anaconda Navigator and start JupyterLab.

Linux

1. Download the Anaconda installer for Linux.
2. In a terminal, run bash Anaconda3-*-Linux-x86_64.sh and accept the defaults.
3. Start JupyterLab with jupyter lab.