From 92d3b98448a1c2d804479d11bb9329ef1b38fd00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Victor Grau Serrat Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:14:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] MAINT: updated conda install instructions for Python3 --- docs/source/install.rst | 23 +++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/install.rst b/docs/source/install.rst index 7459f97a..59279683 100644 --- a/docs/source/install.rst +++ b/docs/source/install.rst @@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ you can install MiniConda, which is a smaller footprint (fewer packages and smaller size) than its big brother Anaconda, but it still contains all the main packages needed. To install MiniConda, you can follow these steps: -1. Download `MiniConda `_. Select Python 2.7 - for your Operating System. +1. Download `MiniConda `_. Select either + Python 3.6 (recommended) or Python 2.7 for your Operating System. The + `Enigma Data Marketplace `_ will + require Python3, that's why we are recommending to opt for the newer version. 2. Install MiniConda. See the `Installation Instructions `_ if you need help. 3. Ensure the correct installation by running ``conda list`` in a Terminal @@ -64,21 +66,30 @@ main packages needed. To install MiniConda, you can follow these steps: Once either Conda or MiniConda has been set up you can install Catalyst: -1. Download the file `python2.7-environment.yml - `_. +1. Download the file `python3.6-environment.yml + `_ + (recommended) or `python2.7-environment.yml + `_ + matching your Conda installation from step #1 above. To download, simply click on the 'Raw' button and save the file locally to a folder you can remember. Make sure that the file gets saved with the ``.yml`` extension, and nothing like a ``.txt`` file or anything else. 2. Open a Terminal window and enter [``cd/dir``] into the directory where you - saved the above ``python2.7-environment.yml`` file. + saved the above ``.yml`` file. 3. Install using this file. This step can take about 5-10 minutes to install. .. code-block:: bash - conda env create -f python2.7-environment.yml + conda env create -f python3.6-environment.yml + + or + + .. code-block:: bash + + conda env create -f python2.7-environment.yml 4. Activate the environment (which you need to do every time you start a new session to run Catalyst):