##### The following videos are not part of the course. * A prerequisite for this course is having a working installation of Python and Pyspark * Students are also expected to already know how to instantiate a Pyspark session. ##### These videos are provided for convenience only. Please do not negatively rate the course based on this section. These are intended as tips that may help some students. However, they do not cover all possible installation scenarios. The tips may not help some students. Please see your system administrator if you are having problems, or search online for installation guides. ##### Try the pip install approach first Most students will be able to easily install using the `pip install` approach. However, there are always exceptions. The number of possible configurations makes it impossible to address all possible solutions to installation problems. The following videos are provided in the hope that they may help some students.