gen559.2023

Support for WI 2023 GEN559

Conda and Jupyter notebook installation via command-line (OS X only)

1. Open a new terminal window (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
   

2. Type the following command to change your default shell to bash:
   chsh -s /bin/bash
   

3. Open up a new terminal window. You should see your user name followed by a $, e.g. beliveau$
   

4. Download the appropriate version of miniconda for your system (select the option ending in bash: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
   

5. Move the installer to your home directory by typing: mv ~/Downloads/Miniconda3 <tab> .
   Here, when you press the tab key, the shell should autocomplete the full filename of the miniconda installer
   

6. Run the installer by typing: bash Miniconda3 <tab>
   Once again, when you press the tab key, the shell should autocomplete the full filename of the miniconda installer
   Accept the license, proceed with the install in the default location, and select Yes when asked to allow conda to run init
   

7. Close your terminal and open a new terminal window
   

8. Create a new conda enviroment named gen559 with the necessary packages by entering the following command:
   conda create --name gen559 notebook pandas
   

9. When asked to proceed, enter y
   

10. After insallation, activate your enviroment by typing: conda activate gen559
    

11. Activate Jupyter by entering the following command: jupyter notebook
    After a brief pause, a Jupyter Notebook tab should open in your default web browser.
    You can test it out by selecting New from the top right corner.