# Install Anaconda

**Anaconda will allow us to create what's called a** [**virtual environment**](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-you-need-python-environments-and-how-to-manage-them-with-conda-85f155f4353c/)**, which will contain all of the necessary python libraries we need to develop for the VRC platform.**

You can find the download links [here](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual).

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Install the Graphical Installer for Windows.
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Use the default options presented by the installer.
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With Anaconda now installed, press the Windows key, search for "anaconda" and click "Anaconda Navigator".

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Click "Environments" on the left-hand side.

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Click "Import" and select the file `PCC/Python/environment.yml` file from the repository you cloned in the previous step. This will create your Python virtual environment and download all the necessary packages we need to begin developing.

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