We use Anaconda as our default python distribution.
There are 3 versions to choose from
- latest - python 3.6 or latest
- python 3.5
- python 2.7
To see all avilable environments
$ conda info -e
Output may look like
# conda environments:
py27 /opt/conda/envs/py27
py35 /opt/conda/envs/py35
root * /opt/conda
To choose a version
## source activate <VERSION>
$ source activate py27
## verify
$ conda info -e
Selected environment will have '*' next to it
# conda environments:
#
py27 * /opt/conda/envs/py27
py35 /opt/conda/envs/py35
root /opt/conda
To 'deactivate' the environment
$ soure deactivate