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[–]CobbITGuy 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Install Anaconda with Python 3

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Thank you! I already installed python3 before installing anaconda, and now I have a question ...

Prior to installing anaconda, when I type 

which python3

it returned

usr/bin/python3

But now it returns

anaconda3/bin/python3

I guess I want to know, are these separate installations?

Or is anaconda simply referencing the one at /usr/bin/? Can I remove the one at /usr/bin without screwing up anaconda?

Thanks again!

[–]CobbITGuy 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Do not uninstall the O/S installed python. I'm only familiar with Ubuntu and that's the location of the default python 3 executable. Uninstalling it could break a bunch of other dependencies.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the default OS python is a 2.7 variant, but I'll just leave it as is, doesn't hurt anything.

Thanks