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* [http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/p/pyreadline/pyreadline-1.7.1.win32.exe pyreadline-1.7.1.win32.exe]
* [http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/p/pyreadline/pyreadline-1.7.1.win32.exe pyreadline-1.7.1.win32.exe]
* [http://archive.ipython.org/release/0.12/ipython-0.12.win32-setup.exe ipython-0.12.win32-setup.exe]
* [http://archive.ipython.org/release/0.12/ipython-0.12.win32-setup.exe ipython-0.12.win32-setup.exe]
To test the above, we installed Python in <tt>c:\Python27_32</tt> and all the above packages successfully found Python 32-bit alongside a concurrent Python 64-bit installation.

Revision as of 19:02, 29 March 2012

As we work towards the 0.9.8 release, here are temporary installation notes for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. We hope to automate most if not all of these steps in the finall installer:

Windows 32-bit (eg XP)

Download an unzip as c:\GTK:

Download and install the following, in sequence:

After that, the 0.9.8-beta ASCEND installer should install without problems.

You can then install the following optional components which add support for plotting and other graphics in ASCEND:

To test the above, we installed Python in c:\Python27_32 and all the above packages successfully found Python 32-bit alongside a concurrent Python 64-bit installation.