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- **Python has a large and welcoming community:**
Thousands of people use Python daily. Many of them are willing to help you through mailing lists and
websites, such as [Stack Overflow][stack-overflow] and [Anaconda community
portal][anaconda-community].
websites, such as [Stack Overflow][stack-overflow].

- **Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS)... and Cross-Platform:**
We know we have already said that but it is worth repeating.


## Knowing your way around Anaconda

[Anaconda][anaconda] distribution of Python includes a lot of its popular packages,
such as the IPython console, Jupyter Notebook, and Spyder IDE.
Have a quick look around the Anaconda Navigator. You can launch programs from the Navigator or use the command line.


The [Jupyter Notebook](https://jupyter.org) is an open-source web application that allows you to create
and share documents that allow one to create documents that combine code, graphs, and narrative text.
[Spyder][spyder-ide] is an **Integrated Development Environment** that
allows one to write Python scripts and interact with the Python software from within a single interface.

Anaconda comes with a package manager called [conda](https://conda.io/docs/)
Due to changing terms of use, we no longer recommend [Anaconda][anaconda] a distribution of Python including popular packages,
such as the IPython console, Jupyter Notebook, and Spyder IDE. The Anaconda Navigator can launch programs or use the command line. Anaconda comes with a package manager called [conda](https://conda.io/docs/)
used to install and update additional packages.


## Research Project: Best Practices

It is a good idea to keep a set of related data, analyses, and text in a single folder.
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[stack-overflow]: https://stackoverflow.com
[anaconda-community]: https://www.anaconda.com/community
[anaconda]: https://www.anaconda.com/download
[spyder-ide]: https://www.spyder-ide.org
[python-docs]: https://www.python.org/doc
[pandas-docs]: https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/
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