Many activities and labs in the course will use Python, particularly Python 3.7. It is recommended to install Python via Anaconda.

Instruction

Simply go to this website https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/ to download the correct version (Linux 64-bit). After download, run the script and follow the instruction to complete installation. Once anaconda installed, you will be able to install many python packages by simply using pip.

Note

If you have multiple python installed on your computer, it may bump into trouble of selecting the right version to run the code, plus a bunch of unknown library conflicts. So solve this problem, you can either 1) create a virtual environment using Anaconda - check the instruction HERE or 2) try to reinstall the conflict libraries by using pip (this is a bit trial-and-error but may work out).