A few years ago Anaconda helped overcome install issues with some packages, but I almost never run into those problems anymore. One thing to be aware of is tha

A few years ago Anaconda helped overcome install issues with some packages, but I almost never run into those problems anymore. One thing to be aware of is that Anaconda modifies various Jupyter configs / installs some of its own kernels. So it can be a hassle to get back to system python + plain jupyter. https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues/1630 https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues/1630