Running an IDE

Section 1: Running Python Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

With Anaconda installed, two Python IDE – Jupyter Notebook and Spyder is automatically installed as well. We strongly recommend beginners to start with using Jupyter Notebook.

Note if you installed Python, you have to install Jupyter with the following steps

  1. In the search bar, search for command prompt and open it.

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  2. Type "pip install notebook" and hit enter. (Alternatively, you may type pip install jupyterlab". jupyterlab is another flavour of jupyter notebook.)

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  3. Once it is completed. Type "juypter notebook" to run the notebook (or "jupyterlab" if you installed jupyterlab). A tab will automatically open in your browser. If not, type localhost:8888 into any browser.

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If you installed Anaconda, you can run Jupyter Notebook right away

To launch Jupyter Notebook, type “jupyter” in your PC’s search box and click on “Jupyter Notebook”

Jupyter offers two versions of user interface, i.e. JupyterLab and Jupyter notebook.

Personally, I highly recommend using JupyterLab. Steps to launch each version are as follow:

1.1.1: Running JupyterLab

Open a browser and type in the link - http://localhost:8888/lab

1.1.2: Running Jupyter notebook (classic version)

Open a browser and type in the link - http://localhost:8888/tree

1.2: Launch Spyder

To launch Spyder, type “spyder” in your PC’s search box and click on “Spyder”

Section 2: Install R Studio and Visual Studio Code using Anaconda

It is also possible to download R Studio and Visual Studio Code using Anaconda.

  1. Launch Anaconda Navigator

  2. Look for R Studio and Visual Studio Code and click Install

  3. Afte the installation, click on Launch to launch the application

Last Updated: 7 September 2020

Anaconda Version: Anaconda Individual Edition 2020.07

Python Version: 3.8