Install Guide¶
This guide is a resource for using the Allen SDK package. It is maintained by the Allen Institute for Brain Science.
Attention
As of October 2019, we have dropped Python 2 support.
Quick Start¶
Use a virtual environment, e.g Anaconda. After the installation is complete, open up a terminal (in Windows open Anaconda3 Command Prompt).
Create a new conda environment and install the AllenSDK using pip
conda create -n allensdk conda activate allensdk pip install allensdkAdd conda env to ipykernel so that the notebook can use it
pip install ipykernel python -m ipykernel install --user --name=allensdkExplore notebooks.
Download one of our many notebooks to a new folder.
In your terminal, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the Jupyter Notebook example and start jupyer notebook
jupyter notebook
Other Distribution Formats¶
The Allen SDK is also available from the Github source repository.