How to install xgboost in Anaconda Python (Windows platform)?

Question

I am a new Python user. I downloaded the latest Anaconda 3 2.4.1 (Python 3.5) from the below link: https://www.continuum.io/downloads

My PC Configurations are: Windo

Answer 1

Use this in your conda prompt:

python -m pip install xgboost

Answer 2

There are a lot of dependencies of anaconda that have changed over the past years and won't work if you used them now. Some of the answers need serious updation.

I found this command did the job for me :

conda install -c conda-forge xgboost

You may also want to look at the official documentation of anaconda for xgboost:

https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xgboost

Answer 3

1. Download package from this website. I downloaded xgboost-0.6-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl for anaconda 3 (python 3.6)
2. Put the package in directory C:\
3. Open anaconda 3 prompt
4. Type cd C:\
5. Type pip install C:\xgboost-0.6-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl
6. Type conda update scikit-learn

Answer 4

This simple helped me you don't have to include anything at the end because if you include something, some of your packages will be upgraded but some will be downgraded. You can get this from this url: https://anaconda.org/anaconda/py-xgboost

conda install -c anaconda py-xgboost 

Answer 5

I'm able to install using the following commands (in Windows 10) :

conda install -c mikesilva xgboost

conda install -c conda-forge xgboost

Answer 6

I have used this command and it worked for me.

import sys
!{sys.executable} -m pip install xgboost