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Point beginners to python.org and give them more credit for what they can learn. No one really needs Anaconda. If you like the conda package manager without all
by jstx1 5y ago
Point beginners to python.org and give them more credit for what they can learn. No one really needs Anaconda. If you like the conda package manager without all the 3rd party libraries, you can install miniconda but there’s no reason for beginners to start with it.
- mintyten 5y agoThis may not be the norm, but I have found Anaconda to be extremely useful because I get 90% of the packages I need in a single blob. Certain networks don't allow you to go around pip installing packages and it is easier to push through a single approval than 20 when a major update comes along.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoInstalling the language and trying to figure out if its working is a big hurdle to a lot of beginners. Getting an intuitive interface is too. CLI is not intuitive to a first time coder. A single download with relevant packages, bundled python env, and a nice front end interface (jupyterlab) sounds like a great idea to me.
- shapefrog 5y agoI dont expect this to go down well but here goes. What I really want to be able to do is point people to the Windows Store python / Apple default python.