Install Raypier (Draft)

1. download/install miniconda or anaconda
2. download code as zip and extract Raypier: https://github.com/bryancole/raypier_optics
3. drag it to wherever you want it, in my case I put it in my documents/python scripts/ folder
4. watch this video to understand python environments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIB7IZFCE_k
5. open up anaconda prompt and type in: conda create -n test
   • to activate your anaconda environment: conda activate test
   • to deactivate: conda deactivate
   • to list the packages in an environment: conda list
6. to remove a package in an environment: conda remove nameOfPackage
   • to export your environment so someone else can download: conda env export > environment.yml
   • This page is a great source of information: https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html#sharing-an-environment
7. whenever, you’re in an environment, you can download/delete packages without affecting other virtual environments. This prevents library conflicts when working on various projects
8. To find your environments folder, type: conda env list
9. find the environment file in the raypier folder, in my case the path was: C:\Users\Matth\Documents\Python Scripts\raypier_optics-master\environment.yaml
10. On your anaconda prompt type in:

    conda env create -f C:\Users\Matth\Documents\Python Scripts\raypier_optics-master\environment.yaml
    

11. navigate to your env folder and drop in