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understand the code completely. You commonly see literate programming techniques used in high-priced packages such as Mathematica and MATLAB. Notebook development excels at
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This book uses the Anaconda tool collection because it provides you with a great Python coding experience, but also helps you discover the enormous potential of literate programming techniques. If you spend a lot of time performing scientific tasks, Anaconda and products like it are essential. In addition, Anaconda is free, so you get the benefits of the literate programming style without the cost of other packages.
Obtaining Your Copy of Anaconda
As mentioned in the previous section, Anaconda doesn’t come with your Python installation. You can follow the essential book examples using IDLE if you’d rather, but you really do want to try Anaconda if possible. With this in mind, the following sections help you obtain and install Anaconda on the three major platforms supported by this book.
Obtaining Analytics Anaconda
The basic Anaconda package is a free download that you obtain at https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/. Simply click Download Anaconda to obtain access to the free product. You do need to provide an email address to get a copy of Anaconda. After you put in your email address, you go to another page, where you can choose your platform and the installer for that platform. Anaconda supports the following platforms:
Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (the installer may offer you only the 64-bit or 32-bit version, depending on which version of Windows it detects)