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How to Install Jupyter

In this blog post, we’ll go through a simple, step-by-step process to install Jupyter on your computer. If you want to use Jupyter in the cloud for better scalability and collaboration, you can do it for free on Saturn Cloud.
By Saturn Cloud | | Data Science & ML

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Introduction

Jupyter Notebooks are a fantastic tool for anyone interested in coding, data science, and visualization. In this blog post, we’ll go through a simple, step-by-step process to install Jupyter on your computer. If you want to use Jupyter in the cloud for better scalability and collaboration, you can do it for free on Saturn Cloud.

Step 1: Install Python and pip

Before you can install Jupyter, you need to have Python and pip (Python’s package installer) on your computer. If you don’t have them yet, here’s how you can install them:

On Windows: Download the Python installer from the official website (https://www.python.org/downloads/). Run the installer, making sure to check the box that says ‘Add Python to PATH’ before you click ‘Install Now’.

On MacOS: You can install Python using a package manager like Homebrew. Open Terminal and type brew install python. This will also install pip.

On Linux: Python is usually pre-installed. You can check by typing python3 –version into Terminal. If it’s not installed, use your distribution’s package manager to install Python. For Ubuntu, this would be sudo apt-get install python3.

Step 2: Install Jupyter

Now that you have Python and pip, you can install Jupyter. Open your command line interface (Command Prompt for Windows, Terminal for MacOS and Linux) and type the following command:

pip install notebook

Wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 3: Launch Jupyter Notebook

With Jupyter installed, you can now launch it. In your command line interface, type:

jupyter notebook

This command will start the Jupyter notebook server and open a new page in your web browser with your local file structure.

From this page, you can create a new notebook by clicking on ‘New’ and then ‘Python 3’ (or whichever version of Python you installed).

Congratulations! You’re now ready to start using Jupyter Notebooks!

Remember, when you’re done using Jupyter, you can stop the server by going back to your command line interface and pressing CTRL+C.

Optional: Install Anaconda

Anaconda is a distribution of Python and R for scientific computing and data science. It comes with Jupyter and other useful packages pre-installed. If you plan on doing a lot of scientific computing or data science work, you might find Anaconda useful.

To install Anaconda, download the installer from the official website (https://www.anaconda.com/products/distribution) and follow the instructions. Once Anaconda is installed, you can launch Jupyter Notebook from the Anaconda Navigator GUI.

Optional: Run Jupyter in the Cloud

Saturn Cloud is a machine learning platform where you can run Jupyter in the cloud for free and with teams. Sign up at www.saturncloud.io and once logged in, click New Python Server to launch your Jupyter notebook.

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