Overview

This guide shows how to install scikit-learn. scikit-learn is a software machine learning library for the Python programming language.

Prerequisites

• Python has been installed
  • Installation on Ubuntu
  • Installation on Windows
• Optional but recommended. Setup a VirtualEnvironment and Pip has been installed.
  • VirtualEnvironment for Ubuntu

Installation

01. Activate your virtual environment, or skip this step if not using virtual environment.

$ source {{virtual-env-directory}}/bin/activate

02. Install the SciKit Learn package

(geek-venv) $ pip install scikit-learn

03. Verify the SciKit Learn has been installed by viewing the version.

(geek-venv) $ pip freeze | grep scikit-learn