Python 2.7.x setup on Windows 7?

Question

Never setup Python on Windows 7 before (use Python on Mac and Linux in the past). Wondering any guide to setup Python 2.7.x and packages (I use pandas, numpy, etc.) on Windows?

thanks in advance, Lin

Answer 1

You have a few of options:

• Use Anaconda. ( https://www.continuum.io/downloads )
• Use Python from https://www.python.org/downloads/ and install binaries of other libraries from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
• Use Active state python ( http://www.activestate.com/activepython and http://www.activestate.com/activepython/python-financial-scientific-modules )

Answer 2

Check for python(X,Y)

http://python-xy.github.io/

This is available for only python 2.7.X - latest is 2.7.10. With the installations you get many necessary libraries like numpy, Pandas, PIL, openpyxl, pip etc..