[Tutor] Python dependencies in Anaconda

[Alan Gauld]

On 10/10/16 16:54, David Wolfe wrote:

> Anaconda (using Spyder or a Juypter notebook), so the dependencies are
> included, so it's not an issue.  So, what I'm wondering is, are the
> dependencies that are included in Anaconda just contained in Anaconda, and
> not actually accessible in Python,

Anaconda is one of several specialist distributions of Python that
includes many modules not in the standard library, notably the
math/science related ones.

It is perfectly possible (although not entirely trivial) to
install all of the required dependencies manually into a
standard Python installation, but its tiresome and therefore
most folks working in that area will use a distribution like
Anaconda or Entropy.

The individual packages are mostly available on PyPI or on
the SciPy web site. They are also usually available on Linux
via the standard package management tools (apt-get, yum etc)

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