Python

conda

conda is a package manager that saves a lot of headache in terms of installation and preventing conflicts between applications
can install anaconda or miniconda. Anaconda is pretty bloated, so I recommend minconda. Use installation instructions at https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
lots of good info for using conda at https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html
- Each “environment” is isolated, so that you can keep apps that conflict with each other separate.
Do not install lots of applications on servers like baron1. For a shared system, it is better for me to install it once for everybody to use (with conda, everyone would have their own copy of the app, which is innefficient).
- However, conda would still be useful for python packages in your home directory

pip is a package manager for python
conda can do almost everything pip can. However, one thing pip can do is install directly from github, which is useful for CFMM’s pybruker package (see below)

use the following:

pip install pydicom
pip install git+https://gitlab.com/cfmm/bruker/pybruker

Pip may give a warning that the installed executables are not on the path. If so, add the path to ~/.bashrc using the below template (you will need to change the path to whatever pip tells you):
```
# Path for executables installed by pip
export PATH="/path/to/add:$PATH"
```