Anaconda on CentOS 7.x

What is Anaconda

Anaconda is a free open-source Python distribution (as well as R programming language), intended for large-scale data processing and  analysis, and scientific computing. Anaconda Python  distribution is manged and developed by Continuum Analytics.
Anaconda (“Anaconda Distribution”) is a free, easy-to-install package manager, environment manager, Python distribution, and collection of over 720 open source packages with free community support. Hundreds more open source packages and their dependencies can be installed with a simple “conda install [packagename]”. It’s platform-agnostic, can be used on Windows, OS X and Linux. Or even easier.

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conda VS pip

I decided to write this post, as I myself when for the first time tried to use conda (the package manager for Anaconda Python distribution, the first question was in what ways conda is better then pip, and so why one should think of preferring condo over the de-facto pip. Here I have put a comprehensive post about ‘getting started with conda’ i.e. what extra condo can offer.

A short comparison

pip
  • Can only be used for Python packages.
  • The supported package manger by the Python foundation, hence widely used.
conda
  • Handles library dependencies even outside Python i.e. packages for C libraries, or R packages, or really anything.
  • Supports virtual environment out of the box.
  • Developed to be used with Anaconda Python distribution, though can be used with the standard Python distribution – but highly not recommended.

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