# How to Install Python?

*Update: screenshot are updated* *on 10 March 2020*

#### **Python can be installed in many different ways**

* Downloading python installer from [python.org/downloads](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
* Using [Homebrew](https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python)
* Python [docker image](https://hub.docker.com/_/python)
* Open source distributions
  * [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html)
  * [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/)

This article is targeting beginners, so I will explain how to install Anaconda on your computer

Anaconda is a free, open-source distribution that helps data scientists and machine learning engineers to perform tasks in Python/R across Linux, MAC OS X and Windows platforms. To read more, please visit [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/) website.

### Step by step guide to install Anaconda

This is on Mac OS X operating system) but it is more or less the same in other operating systems.

1\. Visit [Anaconda Download](https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/#windows)

![Click the desired operating system (usually automatically detected)](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2Jyi_Z_BHiyQBVbzF3%2F-M2KPRG-SNBFSR8BXgU-%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=ccbf9f0e-5b49-4935-a6df-b3d299be96b1)

2\. Click Download or 64-Bit Graphical Installer (654 MB)

3\. Double click the installer (the file downloaded from the previous step).

![Click open or double click](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2Jyi_Z_BHiyQBVbzF3%2F-M2KPXX6eLg-fY6lp69G%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=af3a5ae2-8cda-42a7-a717-5ace996bc005)

4\. Click **continue**, then **continue**

![Click continue](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2Jyi_Z_BHiyQBVbzF3%2F-M2KPcuKjRKkYsF52vuK%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=3a8ab830-bd43-45d2-92d9-647c8f05ba7d)

![Click continue](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2Jyi_Z_BHiyQBVbzF3%2F-M2KPgKUaT_S-MthKx4-%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=af978a41-9722-4f3d-82f1-6236560bb612)

### Note:

If you are on windows operating systems, you see ***Next*** instead of ***Continue***. You also have to tick ***Add Anaconda to my PATH environment variable*****.**

![Click the box beside Add Anaconda to my PATH environment variable](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2Jyi_Z_BHiyQBVbzF3%2F-M2KPt9RElHARyXTXldA%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=4225bce9-6f73-4328-b339-113843adf30a)

5\. Chose where you want to install Anaconda. I chose default location and only for current user.

![Click Install for me only and continue](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2KQFNHcHQkRCimFvDG%2F-M2KQIP51OmD-_ZdS9ev%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=8853088e-9404-4305-9e3b-bd26bae92788)

6\. Click **install**

![Click Install](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2KQFNHcHQkRCimFvDG%2F-M2KQasKNj2FzZGffY35%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=02ebb6e5-80c1-499b-8e1c-d6c91b7ec15e)

After the installation is finished. You can find ***Anaconda Navigator*** in your ***Application folder*** on Mac OS X and ***Start menu*** in Windows.

![Click Anaconda Navigator to open Anaconda](https://2210269271-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M2JwSQyF92eIZDOl88R%2F-M2KQFNHcHQkRCimFvDG%2F-M2KQk10s-BVFNejpU3L%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=47711fed-6840-4542-be8a-1a874f60f92a)

Congrats on successfully installing Anaconda**.**