Environment Setup Fails Due to Python 3.5 Deprecation and Library Dependencies

[muhammadalmaskhan]

While setting up the environment using the provided environment.yml file, the installation fails due to Python 3.5 being deprecated. Additionally, some libraries in requirements.txt have outdated dependencies, causing compatibility issues

Current Environment File (environment.yml)

name: data-science-handbook
channels:
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - python=3.5
  - pip:
    - -r requirements.txt

Current Dependencies ( requirements.txt)

numpy==1.11.1
pandas==0.18.1
scipy==0.17.1
scikit-learn==0.17.1
scikit-image==0.12.3
pillow==3.4.2
matplotlib==1.5.1
seaborn==0.7.0
jupyter
notebook
line_profiler
memory_profiler
numexpr
pandas-datareader
netcdf4

Proposed Fix

• Upgrade Python version: Modify environment.yml to use Python 3.8 or higher.

• Update outdated dependencies: Use newer versions of numpy, pandas, scipy, etc., to resolve conflicts

Expected Outcome

• A functional environment setup with updated dependencies.