• • • • Download Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/ Download Miniconda installer: https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latestWindows-x86_64.exe Install for single-user (recommended) with default options Run "Anaconda Powershell Prompt (miniconda3)" • Execute next commands (before your install (or do) anything else): o conda config --add channels conda-forge o conda config --set channel_priority strict o conda init ▪ Your Powershell-profile is adjusted so that with the standard Powershell prompt and in VSCode your conda-environments will be loaded • Create your own environments: o conda create your_env o conda activate your_env o conda install mamba ▪ If you install under base environment, also install mamba first and install with mamba other packages o mamba install packages Useful packages: • • • • • Jupyter Numpy Pandas Matplotlib Numpy In VSCode, you can select the Python interpreter of the miniconda base-environment and your own defined environments.