Software Stack

Software Stack

For the tutorials, our instructors have asked that you install the following software on the computer you will use in advance of the workshop:

• Python 3
• numpy
• scipy
• scikit-learn
• astropy
• astroquery (0.3.9.dev version or 0.3.10)
• matplotlib
• altair
• vega
• seaborn
• pywwt
• mpl-scatter-density
• jupyter and jupyter notebook
• ipython
• twine
• PyYAML

If you're installing a new version of Python, we recommend using the Anaconda distribution - download the Python 3 version and install. Anaconda is a package manager that simplifies installing, updating, and maintaining packages. With Anaconda, you can install most of the required packages with the following command:

conda install -c wwt numpy scipy scikit-learn astropy matplotlib seaborn pywwt mpl-scatter-density jupyter notebook ipython pillow h5py twine pip pyyaml
pip install altair vega
pip install --pre -U astroquery

If you have questions or run into problems, don't hesitate to ask for help on Slack!