Anaconda (Python distribution)

Anaconda
Developer(s)Anaconda, Inc.[1] (previously Continuum Analytics)[2]
Initial release0.8.0[3] / 17 July 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-17)
Stable release
2024.02-1 / 26 February 2024; 8 months ago (2024-02-26)[4]
Written inPython
Operating systemWindows, macOS, Linux
TypeProgramming language, machine learning, data science
LicenseFreemium (The Individual Edition is free software,[5] but the other editions are software as a service)[6][7][8]
Websiteanaconda.com Edit this on Wikidata

Anaconda is a distribution of the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing (data science, machine learning applications, large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, etc.), that aims to simplify package management and deployment. The distribution includes data-science packages suitable for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is developed and maintained by Anaconda, Inc., which was founded by Peter Wang and Travis Oliphant in 2012.[9] As an Anaconda, Inc. product, it is also known as Anaconda Distribution or Anaconda Individual Edition, while other products from the company are Anaconda Team Edition and Anaconda Enterprise Edition, neither of which is free.[6][7]

Package versions in Anaconda are managed by the package management system conda.[10] This package manager was spun out as a separate open-source package as it ended up being useful on its own and for things other than Python.[11] There is also a small, bootstrap version of Anaconda called Miniconda, which includes only conda, Python, the packages they depend on, and a small number of other packages.[12]

  1. ^ "What is Anaconda, Inc.?". docs.anaconda.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-06-13. Anaconda is a software development and consulting company of passionate open source advocates based in Austin, Texas, USA. We are committed to the open source community. We created the Anaconda Python distribution and contribute to many other open source-based data analytics tools.
  2. ^ Collison, Scott (2017-06-28). "Continuum Analytics Officially Becomes Anaconda". Anaconda Inc. corporate website. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Release notes — Anaconda 2.0 documentation". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. ^ "Release notes — Anaconda documentation".
  5. ^ "End User License Agreement - Anaconda® Individual Edition". anaconda.com. Anaconda, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Cover page". Anaconda Documentation. Anaconda, Inc. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Products and Pricing". anaconda.com. Anaconda, Inc. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Anaconda® Terms of Service". anaconda.com. Anaconda, Inc. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "About Anaconda". Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Conda – Conda documentation". Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "What's the difference between Anaconda, conda, and Miniconda?". FAQ - Bioconda documentation. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Miniconda". conda.io. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-07-11.