Which version of Anaconda?

[ilenes]

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

[waterbug]

I think you are referring to the version of Python that
comes with Anaconda. You should select the Anaconda
installer for Python 2.7 (which is the default choice).

From the download page:

"Anaconda comes with installers for Python 2.7 and 3.4. You can use
Python 2.6 and 3.3 by installing either the 2.7 or 3.4 version of
Anaconda and using the conda command. You can also create a 3.4
environment with the conda command if you've downloaded 2.7 and vice versa."

On 06/04/2015 10:16 AM, ilenes wrote:

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two
versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

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#2.

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

[ilenes]

OK, got it, thanks.

I downloaded the program, but when I typed in ipython –version, I got 3.0.0 rather than 3.1.0. Did I do something wrong?

Also, I tried to do the Testinstall, and somehow I can’t see the “Cell” tab to run the program. Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:37 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

I think you are referring to the version of Python that
comes with Anaconda. You should select the Anaconda
installer for Python 2.7 (which is the default choice).

From the download page:

"Anaconda comes with installers for Python 2.7 and 3.4. You can use
Python 2.6 and 3.3 by installing either the 2.7 or 3.4 version of
Anaconda and using the conda command. You can also create a 3.4
environment with the conda command if you've downloaded 2.7 and vice versa."

On 06/04/2015 10:16 AM, ilenes wrote:

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two
versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2.

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108917685.

[waterbug]

Hi Ilene,

You have installed Anaconda successfully, but now you need to
do the rest of the steps described in the instructions:

http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2015/install/

Specifically, do the following commands:

 source activate
 conda update conda
 conda update anaconda
 conda update ipython
 conda update ipython-notebook
 conda update ipython-qtconsole
 conda install enaml
 conda install basemap

After you have done those steps, if you do the 'ipython --version',
you should get 3.1.0.

Steve

On 06/04/2015 11:45 AM, ilenes wrote:

OK, got it, thanks.

I downloaded the program, but when I typed in ipython –version, I got
3.0.0 rather than 3.1.0. Did I do something wrong?

Also, I tried to do the Testinstall, and somehow I can’t see the “Cell”
tab to run the program. Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:37 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

I think you are referring to the version of Python that
comes with Anaconda. You should select the Anaconda
installer for Python 2.7 (which is the default choice).

From the download page:

"Anaconda comes with installers for Python 2.7 and 3.4. You can use
Python 2.6 and 3.3 by installing either the 2.7 or 3.4 version of
Anaconda and using the conda command. You can also create a 3.4
environment with the conda command if you've downloaded 2.7 and vice
versa."

On 06/04/2015 10:16 AM, ilenes wrote:

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two
versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2.

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

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GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108917685.

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#2 (comment).

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

[ilenes]

Hi Steve,

Do you have time to talk to me and walk me through this? When I enter “source activate,” I get the following:

‘source’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Haven’t got a clue how to figure out what’s wrong, as I’m a total newbie at this.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:56 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

Hi Ilene,

You have installed Anaconda successfully, but now you need to
do the rest of the steps described in the instructions:

http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2015/install/

Specifically, do the following commands:

source activate
conda update conda
conda update anaconda
conda update ipython
conda update ipython-notebook
conda update ipython-qtconsole
conda install enaml
conda install basemap

After you have done those steps, if you do the 'ipython --version',
you should get 3.1.0.

Steve

On 06/04/2015 11:45 AM, ilenes wrote:

OK, got it, thanks.

I downloaded the program, but when I typed in ipython –version, I got
3.0.0 rather than 3.1.0. Did I do something wrong?

Also, I tried to do the Testinstall, and somehow I can’t see the “Cell”
tab to run the program. Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:37 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

I think you are referring to the version of Python that
comes with Anaconda. You should select the Anaconda
installer for Python 2.7 (which is the default choice).

From the download page:

"Anaconda comes with installers for Python 2.7 and 3.4. You can use
Python 2.6 and 3.3 by installing either the 2.7 or 3.4 version of
Anaconda and using the conda command. You can also create a 3.4
environment with the conda command if you've downloaded 2.7 and vice
versa."

On 06/04/2015 10:16 AM, ilenes wrote:

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two
versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2.

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

—
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GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108917685.

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#2 (comment).

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

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[ilenes]

OK, I got it to work partially. Clicked on some random link and found out that for Windows 7 you have to use “activate” rather than “source activate,” so I did that and was able to run the rest of commands, and now I get 3.1.0 when I input ‘ipython –version.’ However, I still can’t figure out how to download TestInstall. Could this perhaps be another Windows 7 issue? There’s no download button or “cell” tab or anything else I can find to get this program to run.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 1:17 PM
To: 'kialio/gsfcpyboot'
Subject: RE: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

Hi Steve,

Do you have time to talk to me and walk me through this? When I enter “source activate,” I get the following:

‘source’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Haven’t got a clue how to figure out what’s wrong, as I’m a total newbie at this.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:56 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

Hi Ilene,

You have installed Anaconda successfully, but now you need to
do the rest of the steps described in the instructions:

http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2015/install/

Specifically, do the following commands:

source activate
conda update conda
conda update anaconda
conda update ipython
conda update ipython-notebook
conda update ipython-qtconsole
conda install enaml
conda install basemap

After you have done those steps, if you do the 'ipython --version',
you should get 3.1.0.

Steve

On 06/04/2015 11:45 AM, ilenes wrote:

OK, got it, thanks.

I downloaded the program, but when I typed in ipython –version, I got
3.0.0 rather than 3.1.0. Did I do something wrong?

Also, I tried to do the Testinstall, and somehow I can’t see the “Cell”
tab to run the program. Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:37 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

I think you are referring to the version of Python that
comes with Anaconda. You should select the Anaconda
installer for Python 2.7 (which is the default choice).

From the download page:

"Anaconda comes with installers for Python 2.7 and 3.4. You can use
Python 2.6 and 3.3 by installing either the 2.7 or 3.4 version of
Anaconda and using the conda command. You can also create a 3.4
environment with the conda command if you've downloaded 2.7 and vice
versa."

On 06/04/2015 10:16 AM, ilenes wrote:

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two
versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2.

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on
GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108917685.

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2 (comment).

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108945254.

[waterbug]

You have discovered a flaw in our instructions -- we
don't have a Windows-specific procedure! I can't do it
because I don't have access to a Windows computer, so
we will have to use your experiences to document that.

One way to get the TestInstall notebook is to download
a copy of the bootcamp's github repository (that will be
a good thing to know how to do anyway). Go to the url:

https://github.com/kialio/gsfcpyboot

and click on the "Download ZIP" button at the bottom of
the right side. Unzip that file into a convenient
location and you will have a copy of the bootcamp
repository. Inside it, you will see a "TestInstall"
directory, in which there is a file called
"BootCampTestInstall.ipynb", which is an "ipython notebook".

Use that file in following these instructions (these may
have to be modified for Windows also -- let me know if it

works for you):

... in the directory [TestInstall], run the command:

 ipython notebook

When the browser page appears, click on the "BootCampTestInstall.ipynb"
notebook link to open it.

In the "Cell" menu, select "Run all" ...

If your installation works, you should see a message output below the
last cell:

"Congratulations! Your python environment seems to be working properly.
We look forward to seeing you at the Boot Camp!"

If you don't see that message, let us know what error messages you see

and we will try to help you correct the problem.

Steve

On 06/04/2015 01:33 PM, ilenes wrote:

OK, I got it to work partially. Clicked on some random link and found
out that for Windows 7 you have to use “activate” rather than “source
activate,” so I did that and was able to run the rest of commands, and
now I get 3.1.0 when I input ‘ipython –version.’ However, I still can’t
figure out how to download TestInstall. Could this perhaps be another
Windows 7 issue? There’s no download button or “cell” tab or anything
else I can find to get this program to run.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 1:17 PM
To: 'kialio/gsfcpyboot'
Subject: RE: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

Hi Steve,

Do you have time to talk to me and walk me through this? When I enter
“source activate,” I get the following:

‘source’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
program or batch file. Haven’t got a clue how to figure out what’s
wrong, as I’m a total newbie at this.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:56 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

Hi Ilene,

You have installed Anaconda successfully, but now you need to
do the rest of the steps described in the instructions:

http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/pythonbootcamp/2015/install/

Specifically, do the following commands:

source activate
conda update conda
conda update anaconda
conda update ipython
conda update ipython-notebook
conda update ipython-qtconsole
conda install enaml
conda install basemap

After you have done those steps, if you do the 'ipython --version',
you should get 3.1.0.

Steve

On 06/04/2015 11:45 AM, ilenes wrote:

OK, got it, thanks.

I downloaded the program, but when I typed in ipython –version, I got
3.0.0 rather than 3.1.0. Did I do something wrong?

Also, I tried to do the Testinstall, and somehow I can’t see the “Cell”
tab to run the program. Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks,
Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: waterbug [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:37 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

I think you are referring to the version of Python that
comes with Anaconda. You should select the Anaconda
installer for Python 2.7 (which is the default choice).

From the download page:

"Anaconda comes with installers for Python 2.7 and 3.4. You can use
Python 2.6 and 3.3 by installing either the 2.7 or 3.4 version of
Anaconda and using the conda command. You can also create a 3.4
environment with the conda command if you've downloaded 2.7 and vice
versa."

On 06/04/2015 10:16 AM, ilenes wrote:

The Anaconda website we were directed to by the instructions has two
versions of anaconda - v2.6 and v3.4. Which one should we download?

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2.

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

—
Reply to this email directly or view it on

GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108917685.

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub
#2 (comment).

Stephen Waterbury
Code 585, NASA/GSFC

Computing Environments and Collaborative Technologies

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GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/2#issuecomment-108945254.

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#2 (comment).

[bshirgur]

First, thanks Ilene for making this thread. I ran into the same issue that Ilene ran into. Without the first step I wouldn't have gotten this far.

I am using a Windows 7 machine as well. I was able to follow the steps after Ilene mentioned using 'activate' command at the command prompt instead of using 'source activate'.

I was able to run the ipython notebook command as well and got the congratulations message.

Ilene, I can help you if you need me to walk you through the steps. I am at extension x63485.

Badri Shirgur

[ilenes]

Hi Badri,

I actually managed to get through the whole process, but thanks for your offer! Steve helped me run testinstall, and I got a successful result.

Ilene

Ilene Sokolsky
NASA GSFC
Mechanical Systems Analysis and Simulation Branch
301-286-4971

From: bshirgur [mailto:notifications@github.com]
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 11:37 AM
To: kialio/gsfcpyboot
Cc: Sokolsky, Ilene L. (GSFC-5420)
Subject: Re: [gsfcpyboot] Which version of Anaconda? (#2)

Steve,
First, thanks Ilene for making this thread. I ran into the same issue that Ilene ran into. Without the first step I wouldn't have gotten this far.

I am using a Windows 7 machine as well. I was able to follow the steps after Ilene mentioned using 'activate' command at the command prompt instead of using 'source activate'.

I was able to run the ipython notebook command as well and got the congratulations message.

Ilene, I can help you if you need me to walk you through the steps. I am at extension x63485.

Badri Shirgur

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[bshirgur]

You are welcome. I am looking forward to being part of this bootcamp.