Install python and pip

Install python

• Download and install python using Anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual
• Or download and install python directly: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Or install python using chocolatey: choco install python -y

Install/update pip

• python -m pip install --upgrade pip (WARNING: The scripts pip.exe, … are installed in ‘C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\Scripts’ which is not on PATH)
• In case of WARNING:
  • Edit path environment variable, add followings
    • C:\ProgramData\anaconda3
    • C:\ProgramData\anaconda3\Scripts
  • path environment variable: https://stackoverflow.com/a/55347012/4802664 (https://i.stack.imgur.com/kt5Yh.png)
  • Restart PC

Check version

python --version

pip --version

Install JupyterLab

Install JupyterLab

• Anaconda: if you install python using Anaconda, then JupyterLab is already Installed
• Using pip: pip install jupyterlab
• Using conda: conda install -c conda-forge jupyterlab

Check JupyterLab version

jupyter lab --version

Launch JupyterLab

• Anaconda: Start Anaconda Navigator & Launch JupyterLab
• If installed by pip: jupyter lab

Install pandas library

Installation

• Using pip: pip install pandas
• Using conda: conda install pandas

Check version (launch JupyterLab and paste following in a cell)

import pandas
pandas.__version__

More: https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/getting_started/install.html#installing-pandas