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Download and install Python

We're going to be installing Python using a package called Anaconda. Anaconda includes the Python programming language and a bunch of different pieces of software that are useful for data science and analysis. Anaconda includes all free software but it is put together by a company called Continuum Analytics.

To install Python, you should:

Download and install Anaconda. Follow the link and click on the big blue Download Anaconda button in the top right color. The website will ask you for your email address when you log in. There's no reason to need to leave the checkbox marked saying that you want mail from Continuum.
Use all of the defaults for installation except make sure to check Make Anaconda the default Python.

Success!

You have Python installed and configured.

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 == Download and install Python ==
+We're going to be installing Python using a package called '''Anaconda'''. Anaconda includes the Python programming language and a bunch of different pieces of software that are useful for data science and analysis. Anaconda includes all free software but it is put together by a company called '''Continuum Analytics'''.
-* Download and install [https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/ Anaconda]. Follow the link and click on the big blue <span style="background-color: #0000FF; color: #FFFFFF">Download Anaconda</span> button in the top right color.
+To install Python, you should:
+* Download and install [https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/ Anaconda]. Follow the link and click on the big blue <span style="background-color: #0000FF; color: #FFFFFF">Download Anaconda</span> button in the top right color. The website will ask you for your email address when you log in. There's no reason to need to leave the checkbox marked saying that you want mail from Continuum.
 * Use all of the defaults for installation except make sure to '''check Make Anaconda the default Python'''.