Python on Windows
Python on Windows
Without another installed shell
Install Anaconda from the .exe installer available on the Anaconda website
Use the included Anaconda shell
Update the installed version
> conda update --all
Change to to data drive on Windows
> D:\William
Change directories on drive
> cd code
Activate conda env
> activate py3env
Using git bash (current preferred method)
Try the instructions here:
https://scotch.io/tutorials/get-a-functional-and-sleek-console-in-windows
We ran into some issues with Anaconda, where the solution was to manually put the environment on the path: https://groups.google.com/a/continuum.io/forum/#!topic/anaconda/VxL6QmcKgv4
Using Cygwin
Download and install the full Cygwin suite
Open up the Cygwin Terminal
Go to the drive of interest. For the āC:ā drive:
$ cd /cygdrive/C
To run a program in the shell, make sure to use the ā-iā flag
$ python -i
Using MinGW and msys
msys is a bash shell, but you have to add Anaconda to the path by creating a .bashrc or .bashprofile in the home directory (wherever the shell starts you out when if first opens). Note: there is a later version, msys2, that may have more active development
- Install MinGW
- Install msys
- edit msys apearance by right clicking the top bar of an open shell window
- Install Emacs for Windows:
- Download 7zip archive from SourceForge and right click to extract with 7zip
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