Best way to get Sage (I already have python)

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I have and use Python 2.7 on Windows 7. I'm wanting to download Sage, but I already have python and I don't want it to interfere somehow (double installing python, making my current programs run under the wrong installation of python, ect.).

Should I:

Just install it regularly and call it a day
...Or do something else

link to Sage: http://www.sagemath.org/index.html

Michael0x2a · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-18T06:41:14.220

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Sage on Windows runs on a virtual machines that uses Linux. As a result, it's almost completely sandboxed from Windows, and will not interfere with your Python installation (or for that matter, any program) in any way.

As a result, since you're only installing a single program -- a virtual machine -- and loading Sage onto it, installing it is completely safe.

edited Sep 18 '13 at 06:41

answered Sep 18 '13 at 06:28

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Thanks! So I should use an Ubuntu VM in VirtualBox and install Sage in there? – Robinson Sep 26 '13 at 04:23
@Robinson -- you don't even have to do that! You need to three things: download [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads), download the binary from the Sage website, and then load it into the VM. The sage binary contains a full linux OS pre-loaded with Sage. – Michael0x2a Sep 26 '13 at 04:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 06 '13 at 08:42

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Sage has an online IDE which is easier to use than having to install it. Here is the link: http://www.sagemath.org/

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answered Oct 05 '13 at 20:31

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Best way to get Sage (I already have python)

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