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Notes for Windows Users

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Notes for Windows Users

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These are just minimal notes. The manual contains more detailed

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These are just minimal notes. The manual contains more detailed

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information.

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information.

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Requirements

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Requirements

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IPython runs under (as far as the Windows family is concerned):

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IPython runs under (as far as the Windows family is concerned):

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- Windows XP (I think WinNT/2000 are ok): works well. It needs:

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- Windows XP (I think WinNT/2000 are ok): works well. It needs:

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* PyWin32, the win32 Python extensions from

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* PyWin32, the win32 Python extensions from

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http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond.

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http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond.

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* Gary Bishop's readline from

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* Gary Bishop's readline from

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools.

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools.

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* This in turn requires Tomas Heller's ctypes from

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* This in turn requires Tomas Heller's ctypes from

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http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes.

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http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes.

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- Windows 95/98/ME: I have no idea. It should work, but I can't test.

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- Windows 95/98/ME: I have no idea. It should work, but I can't test.

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- CygWin environments should work, they are basically Posix.

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- CygWin environments should work, they are basically Posix.

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It needs Python 2.3 or newer.

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It needs Python 2.3 or newer.

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Installation

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Installation

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Double-click the supplied .exe installer file. If all goes well, that's all

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Double-click the supplied .exe installer file. If all goes well, that's all

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you need to do. You should now have an IPython entry in your Start Menu.

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you need to do. You should now have an IPython entry in your Start Menu.

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In case the automatic installer does not work for some reason, you can

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In case the automatic installer does not work for some reason, you can

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download the ipython-XXX.tar.gz file, which contains the full IPython source

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download the ipython-XXX.tar.gz file, which contains the full IPython source

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distribution (the popular WinZip can read .tar.gz files). After uncompressing

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distribution (the popular WinZip can read .tar.gz files). After uncompressing

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the archive, you can install it at a command terminal just like any other

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the archive, you can install it at a command terminal just like any other

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Python module, by using python setup.py install'. After this completes, you

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Python module, by using python setup.py install'. After this completes, you

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can run the supplied win32_manual_post_install.py script which will add

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can run the supplied win32_manual_post_install.py script which will add

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the relevant shortcuts to your startup menu.

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the relevant shortcuts to your startup menu.

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             Notes for Windows Users
             =======================
             These are just minimal notes.  The manual contains more detailed
             information.
             Requirements
             ------------
             IPython runs under (as far as the Windows family is concerned):
             - Windows XP (I think WinNT/2000 are ok): works well.  It needs:
               * PyWin32, the win32 Python extensions from
                 http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond.
               * Gary Bishop's readline from
                 http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools.
               * This in turn requires Tomas Heller's ctypes from
                 http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/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
             ------------
-            Double-click the supplied .exe installer file.  If all goes well, that's all
+            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.
             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.