

You will then need to activate the environment by typing in: You can do this by entering in the following command in Anaconda Prompt you can replace env with an environment name of your choice:Īfter this step, Anaconda Prompt will display a set of packages that need to be downloaded, extracted, and installed to proceed with the installation, press the y key on your keyboard.

You will need to create an environment in which you can install necessary packages and work with OpenCV. After installation of Anaconda, search for and open Anaconda prompt on your system. Installing required packages (including Jupyter Notebook and OpenCV)Ģ. Now, you will be able to install Anaconda on your system. Consequently, on the “Advanced Options” page, register Anaconda as your default Python 3.6 this step assumes that you have not installed Python on your system before. I recommend using the “C:UsersUser_NameAnaconda3” directory path, as it makes it easier for other packages/libraries to access and be accessed by Anaconda. Agree to the license agreement, select your preferred installation type (the “Just Me” option is recommended), and choose your destination folder. exe file that just downloaded and click Next on the “Welcome to Anaconda3” GUI to continue with setup.

If you have a 64-bit computer, click the 64-bit Graphical Installer (631 MB) if you have a 32-bit computer, click the 32-bit Graphical Installer. Navigate to, click on the Windows option, and download the Python 3.6 version for Windows. The primary benefit of Anaconda Distribution is that it makes installation and maintenance of packages convenient and quick in addition, it also already contains over 150 packages that are automatically installed.īefore continuing with this tutorial, make sure that your system is/has the following in order to confirm that the Anaconda Distribution can be installed: Windows, macOS or Linux x86 or POWER8, 32- or 64‑bit, 3GB HD available.
