installing python and its components

A basic installation procedure is to use the enthought distribution,

Another route is to use MacPorts. It is a generic package manager inspired by what you get using Debian's apt scheme.

Once installed, do on the command-line

• on Leopard:

  sudo port install py25-pil py25-numpy py25-scipy py25-ipython py25-matplotlib +cairo+latex+tkinter
  sudo python_select python25

  (Note: you may also use python26 on Leopard).

• on Snow Leopard:

  sudo port install py26-numpy py26-scipy py26-ipython py26-matplotlib
  sudo port install py26-pyobjc2-cocoa py26-pil py26-distribute py26-pip py26-py2app python_select
  sudo port install vtk5 +carbon +qt4_mac +python26 py26-mayavi
  
  sudo python_select python26

  to install a bunch of useful python packages.

• to get a package that is not available through macports, do:

  sudo easy_install progressbar

for visionEgg :

sudo port install py26-opengl py26-game
sudo easy_install visionegg

http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Py4Science/InstallationOSX

on Snow Leopard, you'll have to follow these instructions.

see http://neuro.debian.net/

sudo aptitude install ipython python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib

most of the time, there's a setup.py file:

python setup.py install --prefix=~

See http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall

to install numpy (same for pylab, scipy, or visionegg), simply do

easy_install numpy

most of the cases, on a test server or a single-user machine, you may find more useful to install in your home dirtectory, for instance:

easy_install -d ~/lib/python2.5/site-packages/ numpy

to upgrade, use

easy_install -U numpy

you can browse the list of available packages.

for pip: http://pip.openplans.org/

you may create a script tu update all packages:

for i in `python -c "for dist in __import__('pkg_resources').working_set: print dist.project_name"`:
do
echo "`easy_install -U $i`"
echo "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
done

to install PIL, use

easy_install -d lib/python2.6/site-packages/ --find-links http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/ Imaging

numpy

svn co http://svn.scipy.org/svn/numpy/trunk numpy
cd numpy
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install
rm -rf build
cd ..

SciPy

svn co http://svn.scipy.org/svn/scipy/trunk scipy
cd scipy
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install
rm -rf build
cd ..

• see scipy http://www.scipy.org/Installing_SciPy/Mac_OS_X

pylab

svn co https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/matplotlib/trunk/matplotlib matplotlib
cd matplotlib
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install
sudo rm -rf build
cd ..

SPE

svn checkout svn://svn.berlios.de/python/spe/trunk/_spe

PIL

wget http://effbot.org/downloads/Imaging-1.1.6.tar.gz
tar zxvf  Imaging-1.1.6.tar.gz
cd Imaging-1.1.6
python setup.py build_ext -i
python selftest.py
python setup.py install

gsl

cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@sources.redhat.com:/cvs/gsl login
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@sources.redhat.com:/cvs/gsl checkout gsl
cd gsl/
./autogen.sh
./configure --enable-maintainer-mode
make

pytables

• dependency on HDF

  wget ftp://ftp.hdfgroup.org/HDF5/current/src/hdf5-1.6.5.tar.gz
  tar zxvf hdf5-1.6.5.tar.gz
  cd hdf5-1.6.5
  ./configure --enable-cxx
  make
  make install
  h5ls -r  Documents/Sci/projets/virtualV1/experiments/benchmark_one/results/benchmark_retina_high.h5

  • and Py Rex

  wget http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/Pyrex-0.9.5.1a.tar.gz
  tar zxvf Pyrex-0.9.5.1a.tar.gz
  cd Pyrex-0.9.5.1a
  python setup.py build
  sudo python setup.py install
  rm -rf build

• install

  wget http://puzzle.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pytables/pytables-1.4.tar.gz
  #svn co http://pytables.org/svn/pytables/trunk/ pytables
  tar zxvf pytables-1.4.tar.gz
  cd pytables-1.4
  export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/sw/lib # or in .bashrc
  python setup.py install --hdf5=/sw
  cd ..

pygtk

wget http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pygtk/2.8/pygtk-2.8.6.tar.bz2
tar xvfj pygtk-2.8.6.tar.bz2
cd pygtk-2.8.6
.configure
make
sudo make install    # or without sudo as root
cd ..