{"id":58416,"date":"2022-02-04T14:11:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/?p=58416"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:00:45","slug":"what-is-anaconda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/eng\/blog-python\/que-es-anaconda\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Anaconda?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the search to make our lives easier when programming in R or Python, we will surely come across Anaconda. And what is Anaconda? <\/strong>Anaconda is a distribution of several programming languages and utilities to make our work easier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distribution of programming languages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anaconda is a distribution of the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing<\/strong> (data science, Machine Learning applications, large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has the advantage simplify package management and deployment<\/strong>. The distribution includes data science packages suitable for Windows, Linux and macOS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several options: Anaconda Distribution or Anaconda Individual Edition <\/strong>They are free for individual use. Other products of the company are Anaconda Team Edition and Anaconda Enterprise Edition, both are commercial, that is, not free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Package versions in Anaconda are managed by the conda package management system. This package manager was spun off as a separate open source package as it ended up being useful on its own and for things other than Python. There is also a small bootstrap version of Anaconda called Miniconda, which includes just conda, Python, the packages they depend on, and a small number of other interesting packages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conda is quite easy to install, run, and update \u201cData science\u201d and machine learning software such as Scikit-learn, TensorFlow and SciPy.3\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Anaconda distribution includes more than 250 data science packages valid for Windows, Linux and MacOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Anaconda Navigator?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anaconda Navigator is a desktop graphical user interface (GUI) included in the Anaconda distribution <\/strong>which allows you to launch applications and easily manage packages, environments and conda channels without using commands. Navigator can search for packages on Anaconda.org or a local Anaconda repository. It is available for Windows, macOS and Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why use Anaconda Navigator?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To run, many scientific packages depend on specific versions of other packages. Scientific packages often use multiple versions of many packages and use multiple environments to separate these different versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conda is both a package manager and an environment manager<\/strong>. This helps users ensure that each version of each package has all the dependencies it requires and works correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigator is an easy way to work with packages and environments without having to type commands in a terminal. It can be used to find the packages you want, install them into an environment, run the packages, and update them, all within Anaconda Navigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What applications can I access using Navigator?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following applications are available by default in Navigator:<\/p>\n\n\n\n