Package management in Python

We can use conda to install Python-related packages (see the related section later in the chapter). If we have various Python compilers, we can install Python packages easily. For example, if we use the Canopy compiler by Enthought, we can use Package Manager, as shown in the following screenshot:

From this, we can find out how many packages were installed and how many are available.

It's quite simple to install or update a package. For example, to install a package, we simply choose one from the list. The same logic applies when we update one. To find all embedded functions within a package, we can use the following ...

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