title: python pip install to Anaconda directory
body: <p>I am configuring a brand new machine and have just installed Anaconda and python.</p>
  
  <p>In the command line, I type in </p>
  
  <pre><code>pip install %PACKAGENAME% 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When in a jupyter notebook, I type in:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import %PACKAGENAME%
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It cannot find the package.</p>
  
  <p>Turns out that when I type in sys.path, I get:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\\Users\\ywu\\AppData\\Local\\Continuum\\Anaconda3\\
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Therefore, I have to specify the path first:</p>
  
  <pre><code>sys.path.append("C:/Users/ywu/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python36-32/Lib/site-packages")
  import %PACKAGENAME%
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This step is unnecessarily annoying. There are two options, either:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>automatically install into the Anaconda folder</p></li>
  <li><p>automatically import from the python36-32 libraries</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Can someone please advise on what is the best practice between 1 or 2 and how I can actually accomplish 1 or 2?</p>