Intel® Distribution for Python 2017 Update 2 Readme

Intel® Distribution for Python powered by Anaconda gives you ready access to tools and techniques for high performance to supercharge all your Python applications on modern Intel platforms. Whether you are a seasoned high-performance developer or a data scientist looking to speed up your workflows, the Intel Distribution for Python powered by Anaconda delivers an easy-to-install, performance-optimized Python experience to meet even your most demanding requirements.

The Intel® Distribution for Python 2017 Update 2 for Linux*, Windows*, and macOS* packages are now ready for download. The Intel® Distribution for Python is available as a stand-alone product and as part of the Intel® Parallel Studio XE.

New in this release:

• Includes Intel-optimized Deep Learning frameworks Caffe and Theano, powered by the new Intel® MKL-DNN
• Select Scikit-learn algorithms now accelerated with Intel® Data Analytics Acceleration Library for ~200X speedup
• Arithmetic, transcendental and 1D & multi-dimensional FFT functions significantly faster in NumPy and SciPy

Refer to the Intel® Distribution for Python Release Notes for more details.

Contents:

• Intel® Distribution for Python 2017 Update 2 for Linux*
  • File: l_python2_pu2_2017.2.045.tgz

    A File containing the complete product installation for Python 2.7 on Linux (x86-64bit/Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessor development)

  • File: l_python3_pu2_2017.2.045.tgz

    A File containing the free runtime environment installation for Python 3.5 on Linux (x86-64bit/Intel® Xeon Phi™ coprocessor development)

• Intel® Distribution for Python 2017 Update 2 for Windows*
  • File: w_python27_pu2_2017.2.044.exe

    A File containing the complete product installation for Python 2.7 on Windows (x86-64bit development)

  • File: w_python35_pu2_2017.2.044.exe

    A file containing the free runtime environment installation for Python 3.5 on Windows (x86-64bit development)

• Intel® Distribution for Python 2017 Update 2 for macOS*
  • File: intelpython27-2017.2.044.tgz

    A File containing the complete product installation for Python 2.7 on macOS (x86-64bit development)

  • File: intelpython35-2017.2.044.tgz

    A file containing the free runtime environment installation for Python 3.5 on macOS (x86-64bit development)