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== Overview ==

Use the following instructions to set up a development environment on your local machine. It should include:

* The proper version of Python (namely 2.7)
* Installation of necessary libraries (e.g. NumPy, Pandas, etc.)
* Installation of historical stock data.

'''Important note''': We use a specific, static dataset for this course, which we will provide. If you download your own data from Yahoo (or elsewhere), you will get wrong answers on assignments.

== Required software ==

Install Python 2.7 (NOT Python 3) and the necessary libraries as instructed below for your favorite platform.

=== Linux ===

* Install Python 2.7 [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/ link]]
* Install pip (in case your Python doesn't come with it) [[https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html link]]
* Install virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper (highly recommended) [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/ link]]<br />
** Create a virtual environment to use for this course:
$ mkvirtualenv ml4t
$ workon ml4t
** And then pip install the following within it.
* NumPy 1.9+, SciPy 0.14+, Matplotlib 1.1+, Pandas 0.16+ [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/scenarios/scientific/ link]]

=== Mac OS X ===

* Install Python 2.7 via Homebrew
** If you don't have it already, first get [http://brew.sh/ Homebrew]
** Then: <tt>brew install python</tt>
* Install virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper (highly recommended) [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/ link]]<br />
** Create a virtual environment to use for this course:
$ mkvirtualenv ml4t
$ workon ml4t
** And then pip install the following within it.
* NumPy 1.9+, SciPy 0.14+, Matplotlib 1.1+, Pandas 0.16+ [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/scenarios/scientific/ link]]

=== Windows ===

* Install Python 2.7 [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/ link]]
* Install pip (in case your Python doesn't come with it) [[https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html link]]
* Install virtualenv, virtualenvwrapper (highly recommended) [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/ link]]<br />
** Create a virtual environment to use for this course:
C:\Users\Monty> mkvirtualenv ml4t
C:\Users\Monty> workon ml4t
** And then pip install the following within it.
* NumPy 1.9+, SciPy 0.14+, Matplotlib 1.1+, Pandas 0.16+ [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/scenarios/scientific/ link]]

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