Just installed Jupyter using Anaconda but can't run it using terminal. Says command not found

Question

I just bought my very first Mac after using Windows my entire life and have been trying to install things. I am also still kind of a beginner at programming.

I installed Anaconda for Python 2.7 version, and then I installed the 3.7 version right after.

I tried going to terminal and typing jupyter notebook but it says:

zsh: command not found: jupyter

I am able to launch a jupyter notebook (I think) when I search for jupyter notebook in spotlight and executing the top hit.

I've been reading a lot on forums about this issue and see a lot of people talking about PATH which I am not really sure about.

I've seen people also post their which python information and theirs seem very different from mine:

which python3
usr/bin/python3
which python
usr/bin/python

Any help would be appreciated! Still learning how to set up this Mac. Thank you.

Answer 1

You might want to refer to this link https://jupyter-notebook-beginner-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/execute.html

3.1.2. Change Jupyter Notebook startup folder (Mac OS)

To launch Jupyter Notebook App:

Click on spotlight, type terminal to open a terminal window. Enter the startup folder by typing cd /some_folder_name . Type jupyter notebook to launch the Jupyter Notebook App The notebook interface will appear in a new browser window or tab.

From what I can understand you are not changing to the startup directory of Jupyter.

Answer 2

You need to add jupyter to your path.

In your terminal, type in the following command:

export PATH="/PUT JUPYTER PATH HERE:$PATH"

Then try jupyter notebook

Reasoning: If installing using pip install --user, you must add the user-level bin directory to your PATH environment variable in order to launch jupyter lab