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@@ -26,6 +26,14 b' the most simple method of installing IPython and its dependencies. It is not'
26 26 required though. More information about :mod:`setuptools` can be found on its
27 27 website.
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29 .. note::
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31 On Windows, IPython *does* depend on :mod:`setuptools`, and it is recommended
32 that you install the :mod:`distribute` package, which improves
33 :mod:`setuptools` and fixes various bugs.
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35 We hope to remove this dependency in 0.12.
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29 37 More general information about installing Python packages can be found in
30 38 Python's documentation at http://www.python.org/doc/.
31 39
@@ -101,6 +109,12 b' permissions, you may need to run the last command with :command:`sudo`.'
101 109 Windows
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103 111
112 .. note::
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114 On Windows, IPython requires :mod:`setuptools` or :mod:`distribute`.
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116 We hope to remove this dependency in 0.12.
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104 118 There are a few caveats for Windows users. The main issue is that a basic
105 119 ``python setup.py install`` approach won't create ``.bat`` file or Start Menu
106 120 shortcuts, which most users want. To get an installation with these, you can
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