Installation prerequisites¶
Kedro supports macOS, Linux and Windows (7 / 8 / 10 and Windows Server 2016+). If you encounter any problems on these platforms, please check the FAQ, and / or the Kedro community support on Stack Overflow.
macOS / Linux¶
In order to work effectively with Kedro projects, we highly recommend you download and install Anaconda (Python 3.x version) and Java (if using PySpark).
Windows¶
You will require admin rights to complete the installation of the following tools on your machine:
Python virtual environments¶
Python’s virtual environments can be used to isolate the dependencies of different individual projects, avoiding Python version conflicts. They also prevent permission issues for non-administrator users. For more information, please refer to this guide.
Using conda
¶
We recommend creating your virtual environment using conda
, a package and environment manager program bundled with Anaconda.
Create an environment with conda
¶
Use conda create
to create a python 3.6 environment called environment_name
by running:
conda create --name environment_name python=3.6
Activate an environment with conda
¶
Use conda activate
to activate an environment called environment_name
by running:
conda activate environment_name
When you want to deactivate the environment you are using with Kedro, you can use conda deactivate
:
conda deactivate
Other conda
commands¶
To list all existing conda
environments:
conda env list
To delete an environment:
conda remove --name environment_name --all