
.. _python-path:

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Finding your Anaconda Python interpreter path
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IDEs often require you to specify the path to your Python interpreter. This path
varies according to which operating system version and which Anaconda version 
you use. 

An Anaconda installation using the default settings will install the Python 
interpreter in your home directory in a folder such as ``anaconda/bin/python``.

EXAMPLES:

* Windows--``C:\Users\Jane Smith\anaconda\bin\python``.

* macOS--``~/anaconda/bin/python`` or ``/Users/jsmith/anaconda/bin/python``.

* Linux--``~/anaconda/bin/python`` or ``/home/jsmith/anaconda/bin/python``.

Instead of ``anaconda``, the folder in your home directory might be named one of the following:

* ``anaconda2``.
* ``anaconda3``.

If you have installed Miniconda instead of Anaconda, the folder might be named:

* ``miniconda``.
* ``miniconda2``.
* ``miniconda3``.
