Apple MacBook
Neil Haddley • July 25, 2023
Anaconda Setup
Anaconda is a popular open-source distribution of Python specifically tailored for data science, machine learning, and scientific computing.
Anaconda incorporates a package manager (Conda) and the Jupyter Notebook/Jupyter Lab development environments.
Apple MacBook Reset
I reset my Apple MacBook laptop and installed Anaconda.
I restarted my laptop and held down the power button until I was able to access the recovery assistant menu.
Options
Erase Mac...
Erase Mac
Select a wifi network
Reinstall macOS Ventura
Agree
Select disk
Installation takes 3 hours (approximately)
Anaconda install
I ran into a documented issue when I tried to install Anaconda on my Apple MacBook.
These install steps worked for me:
I ran the Xcode setup "xcode-select --install"
*I downloaded the anaconda command line installer.
I opened a Terminal and navigated to ~/Downloads
I ran the downloaded script "Bash Anaconda3-2023.03-MacOSX-arm64.sh"
*
Python was not present
I installed Xcodexcode-select --install
I had installed python version 3.9.6
The Xcode installation completed.
I installed AnacondaBash Anaconda3-2023.03-MacOSX-arm64.sh
I agreed to the license terms
I confirmed the install location
Anaconda installation completed
python 3.10.9 was now available in the "base" Anaconda environment
I installed support for jupyter lab into the base environment