python_install

To complete the pre-lecture notebooks and the course assignments, you will need access to a computer with Python and a number of scientific Python modules. The machines in the library computer lab on campus have all of this installed already.

For convenience, you may wish to install Python and the requisite modules on your own computer. The simplest ways to do this are:

• Use the Enthought Python Distribution. The link will take you to a form where you can request a free academic license.
• Use the Anaconda CE package from Continuum Analytics.

If you wish, you can also install all the necessary components yourself, but I can't help you debug the process. Note that if your computer is a Mac, you already have Python but you will need a newer version (Python 2.7). If you have a Linux computer, then you probably already have Python 2.7 but you'll still need additional modules (numpy, matplotlib, ipython, and scipy, as well as their dependencies).