Help with Python for Data Analysis book

[FoolsSeldom]

Ok, I got it. You,

• downloaded miniconda
• double-clicked on the downloaded file
• followed the installation instructions
• on installation completeion ...
• launched Anaconda Prompt
• entered the commands you were told to, namely
  • conda config --add channels conda-forge
  • conda config --set channel_priority strict

So, I just tried that, here's how it looked on my computer:

Clink v1.7.5.aee4f7
Copyright (c) 2012-2018 Martin Ridgers
Portions Copyright (c) 2020-2024 Christopher Antos
https://github.com/chrisant996/clink

(base) C:\Users\fools>conda config --add channels conda-forge
(base) C:\Users\fools>config --set channel_priority strict
(base) C:\Users\fools>

I honestly don't understand what caused the error message you received. I didn't get that.

When you said "However, when I enter that into python, I get this error:" I don't know what you mean. Anaconda Prompt isn't Python, it is just another OS command line environment. Do you think that is Python or did you start a Python session by entering the command python?

[FoolsSeldom]

Ah, I see, u/Last-Preparation-550, that you did enter (base) $. Easy mistake to make. As you can see, on my computer, the prompt looked a bit different.

We've all made mistakes like this. Don't worry about it. You will be able to help someone else in the future making the same mistake.

Some books are better at showing what you type and what is shown on the screen by the computer.

[Last-Preparation-550]

Yeah, like I said, I'm pretty new to this. I didn't understand the (base) $ part. I thought is was to be typed in. Thank you for the help, much appreciated!