Updated conda installation instructions

README.md

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ You can also run some of the notebooks interactively with Binder too
 
 # Coding log
 
+* 09 Mar 2021
+ * Updated installation instructions
 * 08 Mar 2021
  * Updated installation instructions
 * 07 Mar 2021

pythoncourse/installation/installing_anaconda_and_pycharm.html

@@ -13273,7 +13273,7 @@ <h3 id="Download-create_conda_env_mac.sh-or-create_conda_env_linux.sh">Download
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
-<h3 id="Kick-off-instllation">Kick off instllation<a class="anchor-link" href="#Kick-off-instllation">&#182;</a></h3><h4 id="Make-sure-Anaconda-is-on-your-Mac-or-Linux-path">Make sure Anaconda is on your Mac or Linux path<a class="anchor-link" href="#Make-sure-Anaconda-is-on-your-Mac-or-Linux-path">&#182;</a></h4><ul>
+<h3 id="Kick-off-installation">Kick off installation<a class="anchor-link" href="#Kick-off-installation">&#182;</a></h3><h4 id="Make-sure-Anaconda-is-on-your-Mac-or-Linux-path">Make sure Anaconda is on your Mac or Linux path<a class="anchor-link" href="#Make-sure-Anaconda-is-on-your-Mac-or-Linux-path">&#182;</a></h4><ul>
 <li>In a Terminal window (usually a black window icon on both Linux and Mac)<ul>
 <li>Note, conda might already be on your path - you can check this by typing 
  <code>conda activate</code> and pressing enter, </li>
@@ -13323,7 +13323,7 @@ <h4 id="Run-Anaconda-environment-installation">Run Anaconda environment installa
 <h2 id="Windows/Linux/Mac:-Installing-a-conda-environment-if-all-else-fails">Windows/Linux/Mac: Installing a conda environment if all else fails<a class="anchor-link" href="#Windows/Linux/Mac:-Installing-a-conda-environment-if-all-else-fails">&#182;</a></h2><p>If either the faster or slower methods for installing a conda environment fail, you can try to create something similar to the py37class environment in a more manual way. Then later, you will likely to need to install libraries as you need them through the course.</p>
 <p>In your Anaconda Prompt on Windows or Terminal on Linux/Mac, run the following commands.</p>
 <ul>
-<li><p>Switch to the base environment</p>
+<li><p>Switch to the <code>base</code> environment</p>
 <ul>
 <li><code>conda activate</code></li>
 </ul>
@@ -13333,12 +13333,12 @@ <h2 id="Windows/Linux/Mac:-Installing-a-conda-environment-if-all-else-fails">Win
 <li><code>conda remove -n py37class --all --yes</code></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><p>Create a barebones <code>py37class</code> environment</p>
+<li><p>Create a barebones <code>py37class</code> environment (if this hangs, we'll just have to use our <code>base</code> environment</p>
 <ul>
 <li><code>conda create -n py37class python=3.7</code></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
-<li><p>Activate the new <code>py37class</code> environment, install the <code>anaconda</code> libraries, which include things like Pandas, NumPy etc. and install the minimal set of Cuemacro finance libraries to get you started, and do pip install as needed with additional libraries</p>
+<li><p>Activate the new <code>py37class</code> environment (if it managed to install, otherwise we'll just install everything in our <code>base</code> environment, which isn't ideal, but will at least get us the libraries we need), install the <code>anaconda</code> libraries, which include things like Pandas, NumPy etc. and install the minimal set of Cuemacro finance libraries to get you started, and do pip install as needed with additional libraries</p>
 <ul>
 <li><code>conda activate py37class</code></li>
 <li><code>conda install anaconda</code> (and if you find it hangs remove this line)</li>

pythoncourse/installation/installing_anaconda_and_pycharm.ipynb

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
  " * `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cuemacro/teaching/master/pythoncourse/installation/create_conda_env_mac.sh > create_conda_env_mac.sh` \n",
  " * `curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cuemacro/teaching/master/pythoncourse/installation/create_conda_env_linux.sh > create_conda_env_linux.sh` \n",
  "\n",
- "### Kick off instllation\n",
+ "### Kick off installation\n",
  "\n",
  "#### Make sure Anaconda is on your Mac or Linux path\n",
  "\n",
@@ -240,16 +240,16 @@
  "\n",
  "In your Anaconda Prompt on Windows or Terminal on Linux/Mac, run the following commands.\n",
  "\n",
- "* Switch to the base environment\n",
+ "* Switch to the `base` environment\n",
  " * `conda activate`\n",
  " \n",
  "* Remove any existing `py37class` environment\n",
  " * `conda remove -n py37class --all --yes`\n",
  " \n",
- "* Create a barebones `py37class` environment  \n",
+ "* Create a barebones `py37class` environment (if this hangs, we'll just have to use our `base` environment\n",
  " * `conda create -n py37class python=3.7`\n",
  " \n",
- "* Activate the new `py37class` environment, install the `anaconda` libraries, which include things like Pandas, NumPy etc. and install the minimal set of Cuemacro finance libraries to get you started, and do pip install as needed with additional libraries\n",
+ "* Activate the new `py37class` environment (if it managed to install, otherwise we'll just install everything in our `base` environment, which isn't ideal, but will at least get us the libraries we need), install the `anaconda` libraries, which include things like Pandas, NumPy etc. and install the minimal set of Cuemacro finance libraries to get you started, and do pip install as needed with additional libraries\n",
  " * `conda activate py37class`\n",
  " * `conda install anaconda` (and if you find it hangs remove this line)\n",
  " * `pip install pandas==1.0.5 finmarketpy chartpy findatapy cufflinks kaleido dash plotly`\n",