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r1033 | Notes for Windows Users | ||
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See http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/IpythonOnWindows for up-to-date information | ||||
about running IPython on Windows. | ||||
Requirements | ||||
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IPython runs under (as far as the Windows family is concerned): | ||||
- Windows XP, 2000 (and probably WinNT): works well. It needs: | ||||
* PyWin32: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ | ||||
* PyReadline: http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/PyReadline/Intro | ||||
* If you are using Python2.4, this in turn requires Tomas Heller's ctypes | ||||
from: http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes (not needed for Python | ||||
2.5 users, since 2.5 already ships with ctypes). | ||||
- Windows 95/98/ME: I have no idea. It should work, but I can't test. | ||||
- CygWin environments should work, they are basically Posix. | ||||
It needs Python 2.3 or newer. | ||||
Installation | ||||
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Double-click the supplied .exe installer file. If all goes well, that's all | ||||
you need to do. You should now have an IPython entry in your Start Menu. | ||||
Installation from source distribution | ||||
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In case the automatic installer does not work for some reason, you can | ||||
download the ipython-XXX.tar.gz file, which contains the full IPython source | ||||
distribution (the popular WinZip can read .tar.gz files). | ||||
After uncompressing the archive, you can install it at a command terminal just | ||||
like any other Python module, by using python setup.py install'. After this | ||||
completes, you can run the supplied win32_manual_post_install.py script which | ||||
will add the relevant shortcuts to your startup menu. | ||||
Optionally, you may skip installation altogether and just launch "ipython.py" | ||||
from the root folder of the extracted source distribution. | ||||