A Shiny New Python Data Science Sandbox in 30 Minutes Or Less
This post will give beginners a full walkthrough to go from nothing to a fully functional linux/python/pandas/scikit-learn environement with jupyter as a front end. For exploratory work, I really like this stack. My native OS is Windows, but since we're using VMs I would imagine the setup for OS X is very similar and probably won't need any modification (other than steps for configuring the VM). If you have a solid internet connection, we should be able to get this all done in under 30 minutes startiiiinnnnnng NOW... 1. Download an Ubuntu Desktop version of your choice. I like [...]