Sadly, I do not understand how to install random python modules for use within iPython Notebooks with my Anaconda distribution. The issue is compounded by the fact that I need to be able to do these things without always using a live internet connection.
Most frequently I run into a problem with gcc compiling, where I can install a module with my basic Python2.7, but not with Conda or with the Anaconda/Python.exe.
Is Conda only able to install certain modules, as opposed to all valid python modules?
What is binstar?
What do I have to do, if anything, to a normal python module in order to make it "Conda-ready," so to speak?
Once I have downloaded a python module from SourceForge or GitHub or wherever, how can I ask Conda to install that module from the source files / binary on my computer (without having to connect to the internet)?
Help is greatly appreciated.