How to install sklearn in Python

Scikit-learn is a free machine learning library for Python. It is built on SciPy. It features various algorithms like support vector machine, random forests, and k-neighbours. It also supports Python numerical and scientific libraries like NumPy and SciPy.

This article covers the steps for installing sklearn.

Dependencies Required

scikit-learn requires:

• Python (>= 3.6)
• NumPy (>= 1.13.3)
• SciPy (>= 0.19.1)
• joblib (>= 0.11)
• threadpoolctl (>= 2.0.0)

First, make sure that you have Python installed in your System.

Then run,

pip install -U scikit-learn

In order to check your installation, you can use the below command. This will give the version of scikit-learn and also where it is installed.

python -m pip show scikit-learn