Using Python and the Jupyter Notebook

In this section, we will cover installing Python and the environment that we will use for most of the book, the Jupyter Notebook. Furthermore, we will install the NumPy module, which we will use for the first set of examples.

The Jupyter Notebook was, until very recently, called the IPython Notebook. You'll notice the term in web searches for the project. Jupyter is the new name, representing a broadening of the project beyond using just Python.