README.setup.windows

tested using Windows 7 and Windows 8.

1. install anaconda
  1a. download: (e.g. google "anaconda download"); 
  1b. install: as local user, which does not require administrator permissions  (unless it fails then install as Administrator)

2. download scripts for class
  2a. Use Chrome, go to the github link: https://github.com/brettin/ml_tutorials
  2b. Click on the green 'clone or download' button and choose 'download ZIP'. This will save 'ml_tutorials-master.zip' to where ever you save to.

3. unzip ml_tutorials-master.zip
  3a. Copy the zip into 'C:\Users\Public\Documents\Yourname'. (MS windows can be picky about permission; I like using the public directory.)
  3b. unzip with your favorite app (7zip)

4. Anaconda Command Prompt
  4a. Open the Anaconda Command Prompt

5. Create conda enviroment
> conda create -n ML_Tutorial python=2.7 anaconda
> activate ML_Tutorial
> conda install -c glemaitre imbalanced-learn
> conda install -c conda-forge tensorflow
> pip install git+git://github.com/Theano/Theano.git
> pip install git+git://github.com/fchollet/keras.git

6. change directories to where you unzipped the files
> cd C:\Users\Public\Documents\John\ml_tutorials-master\Topics

7. change directories to the first example diretory
> cd 1_first_example
> dir

8. run the example
>python linear_regression.py