Installation

For these exercises, we recommend installing ANaconda, a version of Python that comes packaged with useful libraries for working with natural language and scientific data.

To download Anaconda, follow this link and click the button for your operating system and Python 3.x (3.5 at the time of this writing).

To test that ANaconda is working correctly, type

$ python --version
Python 3.5.1 :: Anaconda 2.5.0 (64-bit)

in your terminal. If your output includes Anaconda 3.x as above, you're all set. Note that to get this output you may need to refresh your terminal by typing $SHELL in the prompt (including the $) or by logging out and logging in again.