如果我已经安装了 Anaconda 发行版并想使用其他文本编辑器，是否需要安装 Python？

Question

I am new to Python and programming in general and have been using Spyder IDE from the Anaconda distribution for the past few months on Windows 10. It has been really simple and easy to download and use, and I can run all of my code within the IDE, so it has easy for me to begin learning Python.

I have now become more interested in Python and learning to code and am looking to try other text editors like VS Code or Sublime Text. I was wondering, however, if I need to download and install python to be able to run my code in a terminal or will my current Anaconda install be fine to run the code?

If I do need to download Python, will there be any conflicts by having Anaconda installed?

Sorry if I've used the wrong terminology or it's not clear.

Answer 1

No, anaconda downloads the python interpreter/compiler as apart of the package. But if you want to check to make sure, check your python version in the command line (here's a walkthrough on how to do that: https://blog.finxter.com/how-to-check-your-python-version/ )

Also, if u did have it downloaded and re-downloaded python again, there wouldn't be any adverse effects. At worst it overwrites your original python file (which isn't a big deal considering they contain the exact same thing) and at best you'll update your version of python.

I started with python too. It's a great language to start with, and its especially useful for learning list iteration and data manipulation. Codecademy( https://www.codecademy.com/learn ) have great online courses on python and python for data science and Im pretty sure its free. I spent a summer using it and was able to become (relatively) proficient with the language. Pythons really conducive to teaching you the way you need think as a programmer and gives you a solid understanding of the basics of how a computer works, at least at the software level.

Finally.... for sure go with sublime, and stay away from IDE's as much as possible (learning how to compile/debug on your own really helps you understand the code your learning a lot better), unless you are trying to learn a new language like you were in your class.

oh, and one more thing. practice list iteration (for loops that cycle through the items in a list) relentlessly. that's the quickest way I've found to get comfortable with python quickly (and its also one of pythons strongest features). anytime you learn a new concept in python, try to write code that incorporates list iteration into whatever you learned.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

also (and sorry if im overwhelming you with info) I just found a webpage created by the head of the CS dept at my school buried in my universities website last night and was pissed I hadn't had it when I first started coding. The prof created course notes and course hw/problems for every class he teaches at LMU (which is essentially every important CS class here) and they are all well made and easy to understand. He has everything from intro to CS to 600 level courses like AI and Secure software dev. The site's incredible and its made by the guy who essentially designed LMU's CS curriculum.

https://cs.lmu.edu/~ray/

Answer 3

The answer for you will be No.

if you already had anaconda installed in your laptop, once you open it up you will realized you can install Python within the software.

Anaconda will not only included Python, R also will be included.

Spider or Jupiter notebook can be used for edit your Python scripts.