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Data Analysis and Visualization in Python for Ecologists
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Clarification about using a "terminal" or "anaconda prompt" #605

Closed maneesha closed 6 months ago

maneesha commented 7 months ago

How could the content be improved?

In the summary and setup section when it comes to installing plotnine, we say to use the Anaconda prompt if on Mac or Linux and a terminal if on Windows. Late, to launch a Jupyter notebook, we say to use the terminal (not anaconda prompt). I don't use Windows and Mac enough to know if this distinction is important and makes a difference. In either case, we should probably be consistent about what we recommend.

Which part of the content does your suggestion apply to?

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quist00 commented 7 months ago

The windows CMD or PowerShell in most cases won't know the path to find Anaconda related commands by default. The Anaconda prompt is a CMD shell with path settings built in to eliminate the need to have users manipulate their OS path settings. I don't have a windows machine handy to test if Jupyter won't be found by default either, but I don't see any harm in having them use the Anaconda prompt regardless.

quist00 commented 6 months ago

Well after testing on my home windows machine, Jupyter opens from cmd, gitbash, powershell, and Anaconda prompt, so I think I will just adjust it to be terminal or Anaconda Prompt.