How to download , install and configure Anaconda - Python

Hello all,

This article is aimed at explaining step by step procedure in installing and configuring Anaconda in Windows PC.

Downloading Anaconda Latest Version


1. Go to the Anaconda web page by clicking the following link  https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual


2. If you scroll a little, you will find download button, please click on it. which will make the page to jump to the download section which would look like below.

3.  You will find various options to download. Please select an option depending on your operating system.

3.1. For Windows 64 bit, I would recommend downloading 64 Bit Graphical Installer. You click on that, this would start downloading Anaconda3-2020.07-Windows-x86_64.exe file to your PC. This name will vary depending on the version which is latest by the time you open it.

Installing Anaconda Latest Version:


Once Download is finished, Please open the installer file and follow as per screenshots


Click on "Next"


Click on "I Agree" button if you accept the terms of agreement


Select on Just Me (recommended) Option and click "Next"



Select the installation path by clicking on "Browse" or leave it with default one and click "Next"


Please leave it as it is. Uncheck the option "Add Anaconda to my PATH environment variable" and click on "Install" to install Anaconda in your system.

Once installation is completed, Click on "Finish"

Configuring Anaconda :

In this section, we will add path of Anaconda to your Environment Variables. Please refer below screenshots for more information

1. Press Windows button and search for "Environment Variables" like below

Click on "Edit environment variables for your account" which will open a window like below

Please click on Path under User Variables and click on edit. 
Here we need to add the following Anaconda Path to the user variables

C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\
C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\condabin
Note these two paths vary for every user. I have specified Anaconda installation path location as "
C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\". Hence I got those paths. 
Generic format would be as follows where ANACONDAINSTALLATIONPATH would be your anaconda installation path/

ANACONDAINSTALLATIONPATH
ANACONDAINSTALLATIONPATH\condabin

Click on New and add those paths mentioned above one at a time. Once both the paths are entered. Select each of those two paths and Move Up till it comes to the beginning. This will help to give this Anaconda Python to be on priority over other python's installed if any.


Click on OK on both the windows which would close them. Configuration is actually complete. We can verify it by opening command prompt and type 

conda activate

 It would open conda base environment like shown below


If you are able to get this screen, then  congratulations. You have successfully installed and configured Anaconda in your system.

Please find the below video tutorial for better understanding.

 


Please let me know through comments if you are facing any issues and stay tuned for more updates regarding Python.

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