If you are unsure which option to select, it is best to go with the default, or recommended, setting. The install prompts may differ between operating systems. Once the installer for your operating system has been downloaded, run the installer. The installer can be a little large (about 500 MB) so it may take a few minutes to download. The individual version of Anaconda is designed for anyone who will not use Anaconda as an enterprise (which is nearly everyone). To start, go to and download the proper ‘Individual’ version for your operating system.

This article will walk you through the steps to install Anaconda so you can get started working on your projects! Download the Anaconda Installer Anaconda will take up 1-3 gigabytes of your system memory, depending on its exact specifications at the time you install. It is also available for Linux, Mac, and Windows operating systems, which makes it easy to share code. The downside to the Anaconda distribution is that it is quite a large distribution.

If you’re the kind of person that wants to work on a project without worrying about compatibility between dependencies or building open-source packages from source, then Anaconda will probably be a helpful tool for you.

Anaconda is a Python distribution with additional tools to make it easy to manage Python environments and packages.

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