Thursday, March 20, 2014

Getting Started with Python on Windows

I'll be using Python on the Arduino Yun, but wanted to develop scripts on my Windows machine.  Need Python + the pip package manager (to install add on modules).
  1. Install Python (Yun uses 2.7): https://www.python.org/download/ 
  2. Install setuptools: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#setuptools
  3. Install pip: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pip
Now you can start a shell by navigating to Start>Python 2.7>IDLE 

Install add ons by starting a Windows command shell (Windows+R and type cmd.exe and press enter).  CD to your Python install directory (C:\Python27 by default).  CD Scripts.  Then you can type something along the lines of:
pip install git+https://github.com/dgrtwo/ParsePy.git

And it will just magically install (hopefully).

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