This 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 all

This 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.