Installing libraries#

The recommended Python distribution for this book is the Anaconda distribution. This is because it includes a number of libraries well suited to mathematics: such as sympy and numpy. However there are a number of libraries that are part of the Python ecosystem that are not included in the Anaconda distribution. In this chapter we will give an overview of how to install them,

Important

In this chapter we will cover:

  • The Python package index (PyPi).

  • Using pip.