data-science-environment

starter kit for data science

environment setup

install anaconda (anaconda is best for creating virtual environments for data science)

switch to python 3.6.5 (if you haven't already)
brew switch python3 3.6.5

create a python3 virtual environment named ds
conda env create -f ds.yaml

activate the virtual environment
conda activate ds

add vm as a jupyter kernel
python -m ipykernel install --user --name ds --display-name "Python (ds)"

clean the conda installation
conda clean --all

install bq helper
pip install -e git+https://github.com/SohierDane/BigQuery_Helper#egg=bq_helper

start the jupyter notebook (make sure you switch to the correct kernell)
jupyter notebook

exit the environment
conda deactivate