How to install TensorFlow into Python?
To install TensorFlow in Python, you can follow the steps below:
- Make sure you have installed Python. TensorFlow supports Python versions 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8. You can check the version of Python by entering python –version in the command line.
- Install using pip. Enter the following command in the command line to install the latest version of TensorFlow:
pip install tensorflow
If you are using Python 2.7, you can install TensorFlow using the following command:
pip install tensorflow==2.7
- If you have a GPU, you can install TensorFlow-GPU to utilize GPU for accelerated computing. Enter the following command in the terminal to install TensorFlow-GPU:
pip install tensorflow-gpu
- Please wait for the installation to complete. The installation process may take some time, depending on your network connection and computer performance.
- Test the installation. Enter the following code in the Python interactive environment to verify if TensorFlow has been successfully installed.
import tensorflow as tf
print(tf.__version__)
If there are no errors and the TensorFlow version is printed out, it means the installation was successful.
Please note that installing TensorFlow may require you to also install other dependencies such as numpy, scipy, and matplotlib. If you encounter any errors related to dependencies, please install them accordingly based on the error message.
