Permanently set Python path for Anaconda within Cygwin

Question

I\'m trying to install Anaconda on my Windows 7 machine. I often use cygwin to for my command-line work, and I would like to manage Anaconda from there. I\'ve worked through

Answer 1

To work with the interactive Python shell in Cygwin I use the -i option.

To get it from the Anaconda install, I used the steps suggested above:

$ export PATH=/cygdrive/c/anaconda:$PATH
$ which python
/cygdrive/c/anaconda/python

Then I launch python within Cygwin with the -i option:

$ python -i
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The libraries are also working fine. For instance the pandas library (which has been installed through Anaconda) can be imported now.

>>>> import pandas
>>>> pandas.DataFrame

Now to make this permanent I added the path in my bashrc file:

$ echo 'export PATH=/cygdrive/c/anaconda:$PATH' >> .bashrc
$ source .bashrc
$ which python
/cygdrive/c/anaconda/python

I hope this helps.