Portable Python Alternatives

Apps similar to Portable Python include Anaconda, which is free for personal use. Other options are PyPI, Polars, pandas and python(x,y). In total there are nine Package Managers like Portable Python for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Anaconda icon
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    Completely free enterprise-ready Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing. Includes 100+ of the most popular Python packages for science, math, engineering, data analysis. Cross platform on Linux, Windows, Mac.

    24 Anaconda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  2. PyPI icon
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    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  3. Polars icon
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    Polars is a highly performant DataFrame library for manipulating structured data. The core is written in Rust, but the library is also available in Python. Its key features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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  4. pandas icon
     7 likes

    Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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  5. python(x,y) icon
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    Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python programming language, Qt graphical user interfaces and .

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Pyodide icon
     2 likes

    Pyodide is a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Python
    • Online
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  7. WinPython icon
     13 likes

    The easiest way to run Python, Spyder with SciPy and friends out of the box on any Windows PC, without installing anything!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Miniconda icon
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    Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they both depend on, and a small number of other useful packages (like pip, zlib, and a few others).

    23 Miniconda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  9. Crates.io icon
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    Instantly publish your crates and install them. Use the API to interact and find out more information about available crates. Become a contributor and enhance the site with your work.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Online
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