WIP: Replace anaconda installation with vanilla Python and pip

[n2ygk]

Per discussion in this Slack #general thread this is a first crack at replacing Anaconda as the Python & Jupyter Lab installer. It instructs the student to:

1. Download and install Python from python.org
2. Use a virtual env
3. Use pip to install Jupyter Lab, Pandas and Matplotlib.

Documentation is given for Windows, macOS and Linux, however the Youtube videos will need to be re-recorded as well.

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[Irratzo]

Hi. @n2ygk 's proposal looks fine to me.

I just wanted to add that I also wrote new Python setup instructions for the SWC lesson "Plotting and programming with Python" https://swcarpentry.github.io/python-novice-gapminder/. These are not superior, but maybe worth a look for comparing. We used three setups for students to choose from: browser-based (Google Colab) and local setups (vanilla Python plus JupyterLab or VSCode).

The added value of this setup, in my experience, is to offer Google Colab as fallback. I always had it that some students could not make the local setup work whatsoever, and setting up with Google Colab instead was always quick and easy.

• Course website - Setup. https://irratzo.github.io/2025-03-27-hida-kickstart-python-online/#setup
• Course website - Setup - Source. https://github.com/Irratzo/2025-03-27-hida-kickstart-python-online/blob/gh-pages/_includes/install_instructions/python.html
• Course setup Part 2 (done during the course together) - https://pad.carpentries.org/2025-03-27-hida-kickstart-python-online-setup
• Google Colab instructor notebook (not for students), with introductions to the different editor interfaces https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1rpD6tbDrOJFyeWWk2TJHR7NppLb56Y2k?usp=sharing
• Expect the Setup Part 2 to take longer than expected It took us nearly an hours the first time with 20 students, mostly on Windows. A few people will have unsolvable issues. For those, ask them to switch to Google Colab. That worked for us.

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Update. Ah, I see that by now, the miniforge solution was chosen instead as the official solution, in #839 👍 .

[ErinBecker]

@tobyhodges - should we close this one based on https://github.com/carpentries/workshop-template/pull/839?