From aa0c81ac8577a91c36c0ac390740249056d03123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dave <dave@dtu.dk> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:28:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [WIP] detailed installation manual from scratch --- docs/install-manual-detailed.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/install-manual-detailed.md diff --git a/docs/install-manual-detailed.md b/docs/install-manual-detailed.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..692104c --- /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 +``` + -- GitLab