Install Python using miniconda

Musaddiq Al Ali (Ph.D.)
3 min readAug 15, 2020

Anaconda is the most famous environment tool for python programmers.

However, it take big size of the hard drive. Another limited yet good is minicinda. Here we will install it step by step

Install miniconda by clicking here as the following;

After installation run command prompt with anaconda

Now we will install python environment named (myenv) with python 3.6 with tensorflow version 2

conda create -n myenv python=3.6 tensorflow=2

Then you will have the following message

After typing Y the pressing Enter, Installing process will start

Tensorflow will install the necessary libraries.

After Installing the environment will be deactivated after installation

Now activate the environment using the following command

activate myenv

Now install ipykernel to implement jupyter notebook

conda install -c anaconda ipykernel

now link Jupyter notebook with python environment

python -m ipykernel install --user --name=myenv

Now Run Jupyter notebook icon then the notebook will be opened on a web browser

Now lets run new program from new and then use the new created environment (myenv)

We will discuss Jupytor notebook in a dedicated article.

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Musaddiq Al Ali (Ph.D.)
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Specialized in structural optimization and laser physics