diff --git a/docs/install-manual-detailed.md b/docs/install-manual-detailed.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..692104c3e3af9521aacf4f1eb3b05ae4649623a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/install-manual-detailed.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ + +!! This guide is not finished yet, it is a WIP (Work In Progress) !! + +# Detailed Installation Manual + +Installing Python packages with compiled extensions can be a challenge especially +on Windows systems. However, when using Miniconda things can be simplified to a +great extent as this manual hopefully will show you. + +The this approach will require you to use the command line, but it is as easy +as copy-pasting them from this page straight into your command prompt. + + +## Using Miniconda + +* Download the latest Python 3 (!!) Miniconda installer for your platform +[here](http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html) + +* No need to worry about Python 2 or 3 at this stage. You can still use the +Python 3 installer for creating Python 2 conda environments + +* Install the necessary Python dependencies using the conda package manager: + +``` +conda install scipy pandas matplotlib cython xlrd pytables sphinx mingw +``` + +* Not all packages are available in the conda repositories, but they can be +easily installed with pip: + +``` +pip install pyscaffold pytest pytest-cov +``` +