Python Installation

[newsome__rick]

I just installed Intel Distribution for Python 2017 along with Intel Parallel Studio XE Composer Edition for Fortran 2017 in a Windows 10 environment.  The Python installation appears to have completed successfully and it shows up in installed programs.  How do I complete the second step in the windows installation process (ref Intel Distribution for Python 2017 release notes )

- 2. When the installation process completes, activate your root python conda environment: To modify only your current command shell, use the following command: <install>\Scripts\activate

How do I activate the root python conda environment? 

Thanks Rick

[Christophe_H_Intel2]

Hi Rick,

You can activate the root environment by running the activate script with no arguments: <install>\Scripts\activate.  This will ensure that your Intel Python installation is first on your PATH. 

Thanks,

Chris

[Adam_E_]

The activate.bat script appears to do nothing for me on Windows 7, so I manually specified the path. How do you recommend we setup versions of Python 2.x and 3.x side-by-side?

UPDATE: I just used an Anaconda environment similar to this (https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/using-intel-distribution-for-python-with-anaconda), though it doesn't really resolve the issue when you have Intel Python 2.7 and 3.5 installed in two places.

Adam

[Christophe_H_Intel2]

Hi Adam,

I would recommend keeping separate environments for python 2 and 3.

conda create -n py2 -c intel --override-channels python=2 package1 package2 ...

conda create -n py3 -c intel --override-channels python=3 package1 package2 ...

Then, when you want to switch python versions, just do

source deactivate

source activate py3

Or on Windows, assuming <installation_path>\Scripts is on your path

deactivate

activate py3

I hope that helps.

Chris

[DavidLiu]

Hi Rick,

To activate the root environment in Windows, you'll need to navigate to the install folder for Intel Distribution for Python on your installation disk.  If it is in C:/, then it should look like the following (assuming the Python 2.7 variant):

Run the following: c:\IntelPython27\Scripts>activate

After running activate, you should get this: (root) c:\IntelPython27\Scripts>Python

Notice the (root) designation that should show up after the activate command is run.

If you are using a bash-like prompt on Windows, you'll need to do c:\IntelPython27\Scripts> source activate

From there, you've enabled the Intel Distribution for Python and can run your commands or scripts in the enabled shell.

Thanks,

David

[Todd_T_Intel]

Rick,

Continuum has released updates for conda as well, so I would recommend running "conda update conda" to get the latest release if you are having trouble with environment activation.

Best, Todd

[k__k]

1 ----->  open windows command prompt

2 ------> go to the location "   w_pythoni3_p_2020.1.893\intelpython3\Scripts "

3.-----> find  windows batch file  named  --  "  activate "

4. .-----> run it in windows command prompt directly 

5. thats it.