
#Install pandas for mac? install
It is recommended to use either pip or conda if you are using Anaconda distribution to install pandas. In this article, I have covered different ways to install python pandas on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. If you wanted to install to a specific user then use -user option If you are not the root user then use sudo as by default python packages are installed in the system directory where you may not have permission to write files. An installation of Anaconda comes with many packages such as numpy, scikit-learn, scipy, and pandas preinstalled and is also the recommended way to install Jupyter Notebooks. On Mac OS, you can use either pip or conda to install pandas. Anaconda is a package manager, an environment manager, and Python distribution that contains a collection of many open source packages. On Linux distribution you may not find all pandas versions hence, the recommended approach would be using pip and conda. I have to use sudo to run the above command as root. On Linux, you can either use above mentioned commands pip & conda) or use the Linux distribution package manager to install python pandas, so depending on the flavor of Linux you are using the command would change. If you wanted to install pandas after creating the Conda environment then run the following commands In case if you wanted to install a specific pandas version

m pip install -user numpy scipy matplotlib ipython jupyter pandas sympy nose.

In case if you get 'conda' is not recognized as an internal or external command error, you need to set the conda installed location to PATH. Anaconda works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, provides over 1,500 Python/R.

If you have Anaconda distribution installed to run pandas, then open the Anaconda command prompt and use conda install pandas to install Python pandas latest version. 1.2 Installing pandas using conda (Anaconda)
