Python Setup on Data Science Virtual Machine for Windows

Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM) for Windows comes preinstalled with the latest 64-bit Anaconda 4.3.* python. The out-of-the-box python environment comes with Python 2.7 and Python 3.5. Python 2.7 is the default environment. Python 3.5 is available over a different conda environment - py35.

To switch to Python 3.5 in the Command Prompt type:

C:\> activate  py35  

This should activate Python 3.5 for that session.

For more details on Conda Environment, read the documentation here