Installing Anaconda (Python and Jupyter Notebook) in mac OS for Machine Learning

Anaconda brings the complete set of packages required for machine learning and therefore it is strongly recommended to install Anaconda from www.anaconda.com

Please click on the latest version. In this case, its version 3.6.

Although you have download the latest version of Python in Anaconda Web link — https://www.anaconda.com/download/#macos , this may not install the latest version of python. You can go to terminal and check the same

$ python --version
Python 2.7.10

You could install Latest version of Python from the below URL — https://www.python.org/downloads/ in case you need.

Accessing Jupyter Notebook

The Anaconda comes with Jupyter Notebook software thus eliminating the need to manually install it. After launching “Anaconda-Navigator” in your apps, click on Jupyter Notebook icon.

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