1.1 Miniconda Setup

Installation

  1. Go here to download the Miniconda 3 Installer for your operating system
  2. Once the download has finished run the installer:
    • MacOS: Navigate to Downloads (or wherever you downloaded this) and double click the .pkg file
    • Windows: Navigate to Downloads (or wherever you downloaded this) and double click the .exe file
  3. Follow the installation prompts
  4. Update Miniconda3:
    • MacOS: In the Terminal conda update conda
    • Windows: In Anaconda Powershell Prompt (miniconda3) execute conda update conda
  5. Agree to the installation prompts

Environment Setup

  1. Create and name a new Python environment conda create -n physcpu1 python
  2. Activate the environment conda activate physcpu1
  3. Install Jupyter Notebook via pip pip install notebook
  4. Run Jupyter Notebook jupyter notebook
  5. Quick tour of Jupyter Notebook
  6. From home page find and click on the Quit button to shutdown the server

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