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When you first pick up this book, it may be tempting to run off and download Python to start playing with some examples (your machine may even have Python pre‐installed on it). However, this is unlikely to be a good move in the long term. Many core Python libraries are highly interdependent, and can require a good deal of setting up – which can be a skill in itself. Also, the process will differ for different operating systems (Windows installations can be particularly tricky for the uninitiated) and you can easily find yourself spending a good deal of time just installing packages, which is not why you picked up this book in the first place, is it?

Anaconda Python offers an alternative to this. It is a mechanism for one‐click (or type) installation of Python packages, including all dependencies. For those of you who do not like the command line at all, it even has a graphical user interface (GUI) for controlling the installation and updates of packages. For the time being, I will not go down that route, but instead will assume that you have a basic understanding of the command line interface.