how to install scipy for python?

2
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I have Python 2.7, and I have distutils installed.

I downloaded the latest version of Scipy for win 32.

For the life of me, I do not understand how to install it.

From the directions on the site, it states:

If you already have Python installed, the easiest way to install Numpy and Scipy is to download and install the binary distribution from Download.

I have followed the above directions and downloaded this.

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I cannot figure what to do now!

How do I finish getting scipy installed?

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pythonnumpyscipy
binaries end with .exe ... in windows at least ... - Joran Beasley
@JoranBeasley thank you. i did not find an EXE - Alex Gordon
thats because you didnt download it ... see my answer :) - Joran Beasley

4 Answers

5
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It looks like you've downloaded the source distribution, which you would normally install by doing:

python setup.py install

However, without the proper C compiler environment and other libraries, it will probably fail. I'm guessing you really wanted to download the Windows binaries .

You have to drill a little further down in the sourceforge site to find it.

3
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You'll be well off installing setuptools. Makes installing almost anything python-related a breeze!

e.g.

easy_install scipy

There's another one called pip.

easy_install pip

pip install scipy
0
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just open windows command prompt and go to the directory you have installed Python. e.g c:\python34>

Once there, just type python -m pip install scipy and press enter