Starting the platform

Let's start modeling the data using Python. The first step in any modeling is getting your system started. I am using IPython Jupyter (http://jupyter.org/) to run the code. The easiest way to get started with Jupyter is to install it using Anaconda (https://anaconda.org/). Download the right platform from https://www.anaconda.com/download/#macos. Instructions on how to get started with Anaconda can be found at https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/.

On the macOS X platform, once Anaconda is installed, the interface for version 1.8.7 looks like the following:

Figure 15.1: Anaconda interface

Once it's ready, we can simply launch the interface and start Jupyter to begin coding. Once launched, it should look like the following screenshot:

Figure 15.2: Jupyter interface to run IPython

The interface is ready to start coding. Alternatively, Jupyter can be installed by following the instructions on its official site: http://jupyter.org/install

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