SciPy - Environment Setup

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SciPy Environment Setup refers to the process of preparing our system to use the SciPy library, which is a Python-based ecosystem of open-source software for mathematics, science and engineering.

This setup involves installing Python i.e. if not already installed, along with SciPy and its dependencies, so that we can use the library for scientific computing tasks.

Key Steps in SciPy Environment Setup

The following are the different steps involved in SciPy Environment setup −

Install Python

Python is the programming language required to use SciPy library. we should need to ensure that Python is installed on our system.

If Python is not installed, it can be downloaded from the official Python website. During installation its important to add Python to our system's PATH to ensure that we can run Python commands from the terminal or command prompt.

Install SciPy

Once Python is installed we can install SciPy using a package manager like pip or conda in Anaconda.

Verify the Installation

After installation we should verify that SciPy is installed correctly by importing it in a Python session or script and then have to check its version.

Optional Tools

Depending on our needs we might also install additional libraries commonly used with SciPy such as Matplotlib for plotting, pandas for data manipulation and Jupyter Notebook for an interactive coding environment.

Setting up the SciPy environment across different operating systems such as Windows, macOS and Linux generally involves similar steps, though there are some platform-specific considerations. Below is a guide to setting up SciPy on each of these operating systems.

Installing SciPy on Windows

The below are the steps to setup the environment of SciPy in Windows Operating System −

Installing python

First we have to make sure that python is installed in our PC with the help of below code executed in command prompt −

python --version

As Python is already installed in the PC, the version of python is as below −

Python 3.10.11

If Python is not installed in the PC then we have to download and install it from the official Python website. Ensure we check the option to "Add Python to PATH" during installation.

Installing SciPy

The Installation of SciPy can be done with the help of either using pip or conda.

Installing using pip

We can install SciPy library with the help of command prompt by executing the below command and this will install SciPy along with its dependencies −

pip install scipy

Following is the output of installing SciPy library with the help of pip command.

Installing using conda

First we need to install Anaconda software from the official website then we can install SciPy library using the below command executing in the Anaconda Prompt −

conda install scipy

Verification of Installation

The Verification of Installation can be done by checking the version of python by executing the below code in command prompt, if the version is printed then installation successful −

import scipy
print(scipy.__version__)

Following is the version of Scipy as installation is successful −

1.14.0

Installing SciPy on macOS

Below are the steps that need to be followed for installing SciPy in macOS −

Installing Python

macOS comes with Python 2.x pre-installed but its recommended to use Python 3.x which can be installed via Homebrew or directly from the official Python website.

Installation of SciPy

The Scipy library can be installed in two ways as same as discussed in windows OS −

Installation using pip

pip install scipy

Installation using Anaconda

conda install scipy

Installing SciPy on Linux

Here are the steps that need to be followed for installing SciPy in Linus OS −

Installing Python

Before proceeding with the installation of SciPy, we have to check whether it is already installed or not by checking the version with below code −

python3 --version

Most of Linux distributions come with Python pre-installed. If its not installed we can install it using our package manager.

Installation for Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip

Installation for Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S python python-pip

Installation of Scipy

The Scipy library can be installed in two ways one is using pip, conda −

Installation using pip

pip3 install scipy

Installation using script

bash Anaconda3-*.sh

Install SciPy using the Terminal

conda install scipy

Checking the Version

After installing SciPy on any of the above platforms, we can verify that the installation was successful with the help of below steps −

• Open the terminal either command prompt or Anaconda prompt. Start a Python session with the help of below code.

  python3
  

• Import SciPy and check its version using the following program −

  import scipy
  print(scipy.__version__)
  

If no errors are thrown and the version number is printed then, the SciPy installation was successful.