# How to run cantera?

**URL:** <https://forum.anaconda.com/t/how-to-run-cantera/90874>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [December 29, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/how-to-run-cantera/90874 "2024-12-29T15:40:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Long](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db6015/32.png) [@Long](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/Long)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/how-to-run-cantera/90874/1 "2024-12-29T15:40:31Z")

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I have now downloaded Anaconda distributor and have successfully verified my installation. I have also successfully created an example environment as specified by the “Get Started with Anaconda” course.  
Now I want to run the program Cantera but I dont know how to proceed after following the orders from [Installing with Conda — Cantera 3.1.0 documentation](https://cantera.org/stable/install/conda.html).  
[Python Tutorial — Cantera 3.1.0 documentation](https://cantera.org/stable/userguide/python-tutorial.html) this is now where I am stuck. Can anyone help me with getting Cantera to run?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Long](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db6015/32.png) [@Long](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/Long)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/how-to-run-cantera/90874/2 "2024-12-29T15:45:33Z")

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I have now opened the Jupyter Lab browser window via anaconda prompt by typing jupyter-lab and entering.  
Apparently the instructions from [Python Tutorial — Cantera 3.1.0 documentation](https://cantera.org/stable/userguide/python-tutorial.html) now yield the results that were expected from the guide site.

Now is opening the jupyter browser window the way Cantera intends to be used via python or did i just stumble upon some sort of workaround?