________________________________ > From: Charles Agriesti <dragrie...@comcast.net> >To: Tutor@python.org >Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:08 PM >Subject: [Tutor] substituting for time_series, Pandas, Anaconda. Practical >Programming, intro Comp Sci, Gries text > > >Practical programming, 2nd Edition, Paul Gries, Jennifer Campbell, Jason >Montojo >(Python 3) > >P 184, the last half of chapter 10 requires the time_series module, >which is no longer available, apparently replaced by Pandas. > >Looked into installing Pandas. Installing Anaconda is supposed to >accomplish that, or help with it. >Install Anaconda, It contains its own Python27, requires uninstall of >old Python 2 . Done. >Anaconda website says it allows easy switching between Python26, >Python27, Python33. I have Python34 installed. >Windows Powershell >C:\Users\Charles >enter: < conda > >(shows a help file which I found less than helpful) >C:\Users\Charles >enter: < ipython notebook> > >This opens a browser window at http://127.0.0.1:8888/ , clicking >'new notebook' opens an unfamiliar looking ide called ipython notebook.
Ipython = interactive python. Ipython notebook allows you to save interactive Python sessions as html. So you see input and output in one html file. Try entering "import pandas", and then "help(pandas)" >searching hard drive for pandas found a couple of things that I don't >think are the pandas program. same for scipy and numpy. Pandas uses the numpy library, among others. >Is this Anaconda thing any part of being able to run the scripts from >the textbook with time_series? Is it a complete wild goose chase? >Should I install SciPy? Is Pandas separate from that? Should I install >Python33? Will this conflict with the 27 and 34 already on this computer? >Give up on the Gries book and try a different one? >Thanks in advance if anybody can help. Anaconda is a bundle of useful python goodies, so next to a basic python installation (which contains tons of cool stuff already), even more, non-standard libraries are installed. Like numoy, scipy, pandas, numba, etc etc. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
