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This is the recommended installation method for most users.

Instructions for installing from source,
`PyPI <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pandas>`__, various Linux distributions, or a
`PyPI <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pandas>`__, `ActivePython <https://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads>`__, various Linux distributions, or a
`development version <http://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas>`__ are also provided.

Python version support
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.. _install.anaconda:

Installing pandas with Anaconda
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Installing with Anaconda
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Installing pandas and the rest of the `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org/>`__ and
`SciPy <http://www.scipy.org/>`__ stack can be a little
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.. _install.miniconda:

Installing pandas with Miniconda
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Installing with Miniconda
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The previous section outlined how to get pandas installed as part of the
`Anaconda <http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/>`__ distribution.
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pip install pandas

Installing with ActivePython
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Installation instructions for `ActivePython <https://www.activestate.com/activepython>`__ can be found `here <https://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads>`__.

Installing using your Linux distribution's package manager.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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See the :ref:`contributing documentation <contributing>` for complete instructions on building from the git source tree. Further, see :ref:`creating a development environment <contributing.dev_env>` if you wish to create a *pandas* development environment.

Running the test suite
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----------------------

pandas is equipped with an exhaustive set of unit tests, covering about 97% of
the codebase as of this writing. To run it on your machine to verify that
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Without the optional dependencies, many useful features will not
work. Hence, it is highly recommended that you install these. A packaged
distribution like `Anaconda <http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/>`__, or `Enthought Canopy
distribution like `Anaconda <http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/>`__, `ActivePython <https://www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads>`__, or `Enthought Canopy
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I can't find any information about ActivePython being a distribution that included pandas and its dependencies, so I find it a bit strange to list it here. Eg http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/3.6/pkg/ does not list it.

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@jreback If you prefer it to say something else, let me know. That is the page where they've requested we list the ActivePython distribution. If it's better to leave it off the last sentence, I'm sure that's fine.

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I am fine with it being listed as a way to install python (the other edits), but just as far as I can see (I don't know it, I just go from what I find on their website) it is not a distribution that includes pandas?

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this place is fine. I tihnk @jorisvandenbossche is just asking whether activestate is like 'Anaconda' in that it includes pandas (I think no?)

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I don't actually know the answer to that question.

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I've asked them to weigh in.

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Hi @Dr-G,

Thanks for the opportunity to clarify. Our distributions for Python 2.7.14 and 3.5.4 include Pandas, its dependencies, and many of the optional dependencies. @jorisvandenbossche is correct that our Python 3.6 distribution doesn't currently include Pandas. We will be updating the package list to match 3.5.4 at some point in the next few months. We're just starting to see demand for 3.6 from our enterprise customers.

For now, could the last sentence read something similar to the following:
A packaged distribution like Anaconda, Enthought Canopy, or ActivePython (version 2.7 or 3.5) may be worth considering.

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@jreback are we all set with this? Let me know if you need me to do anything/make any changes. Thanks!

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@davetlewis-van Thanks for the clarification. That explains why I couldn't find it with for python 3.6.

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I added the version clarification in #19964. @davetlewis-van Once version 3.6 is updated to include pandas, feel free to do a PR to update the instructions.

<http://enthought.com/products/canopy>`__ may be worth considering.