Difference between revisions of "Detailed installation of prerequisites for Windows"

Revision as of 21:16, 14 November 2008

Download from www.python.org file python-2.5.2.msi and run it to install python.

Python 2.6 may also work.

Download TeX/LaTeX-distribution from miktex.org. See instructions at [1]

Download Numpy from [2] and run file numpy-1.2.1-win32-superpack-python2.5.exe or latest.

Download Scipy from [3] and run file scipy-0.6.0.win32-py2.5.exe or latest.

Download PIL from [4] and run file PIL-1.1.6.win32-py2.5.exe

Download pyx from [5] and open package PyX-0.10.tar.gz for example by using cygwin. Open command line (cygwin bash shell) and type

tar -xf PyX-0.10.tar.gz

this extract the package. Go to created directory PyX-0.10 in windows command promt and run

python setup.py install

Try running example [6] by typing

python hello.py

and see if a pdf was generated. If further problems, consult PyX website [7]

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 === Install PyX ===
 Download pyx from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=45430&package_id=38091&release_id=544104]
-and open package '''PyX-0.10.tar.gz''' for example by using cygwin [http://www.cygwin.com/]. Open command line (cygwin bash shell)
+and open package '''PyX-0.10.tar.gz''' for example by using [http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin]. Open command line (cygwin bash shell)
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