APPENDIX A
Installing Python
THE Python programs in this book require Python version 3.4 or later, and two additional modules: numpy and matplotlib. Generally speaking, you have two options for installing this software on your computer.
A.1 AN INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION
The easiest approach is to install an integrated distribution that includes Python and the additional modules that we use. At the time of this writing, we know of only one such distribution that includes Python 3. The Anaconda distribution from Continuum Analytics is freely available from
https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/
Be sure to install the version that includes Python 3.4 or later (not Python 2.7).
A.2 MANUAL INSTALLATION
Your second option is to download ...
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