Table of Contents
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1. Introduction to Python
1.1. Original python download
- website: http://www.python.org/
- download: http://www.python.org/download/
- interpreter
- standard packages
- IDLE console
- help for standard packages
1.2. What you need more for python development
- IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
- Editor
- Debugger
- Additional Packages
- C compilers for extension development
- other tools (SWIG, etc)
1.3. Python Implementations
- Cpython (C)
- Jython (Java)
- IronPython (.NET)
- PyPy (Python)
- Stackless (C)
- Most useful packages are implemented as a c(pp) library -> recommend CPython
1.4. Python Version Selection
- 2.x vs. 3.x
- difference grammar
- Official 2.x version is 2.7.1
- Official 3.x version is 3.2
- Most useful packages are compatible with 2.6.x -> recommend 2.6.x
2. Before Python Installation
UNINSTALLATION and REGISTRY CLEANING
For all installations, I recommend the following procedure:
1. open control panel
2. remove all python packages
3. remove all python cores
4. delete python and package directory
5. open regedit.exe
6. remove HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Python(x,y), HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Python, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PyQt4 if exist
7. remove HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Python(x,y), HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Python, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PyQt4 if exist
RECOMMENDATIONS:
For all installations, I recommend the following procedure:
1. create download directory. For instance, C:\python_download
2. download installation files or source files in C:\python_download
3. open console windows with administrator's privilege
4. change directory to C:\python_download
5. type the execution file name in the console window
3. Python Distributions
3.1. Comparisons
- recommend Python (x,y)
Distributions | Python (x, y) | Enthought Python Distribution (EPD) | Active Python |
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web site | http://www.pythonxy.com/ | http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php | http://www.activestate.com/activepython |
licence | free | commercial | commercial1 |
python version | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 thru 3.2 |
OS | windows | all | all |
64bit included | No | Yes | Yes |
IDE | Eclipse & PyDev | None | Komodo IDE |
compile env. | mingw32 | - | - |
3.2. Python (x, y) Installation
download
- http://www.pythonxy.com/
- create download directory (e.g.: c:\python_download )
- download Python(x,y)-2.6.6.1.exe in the download directory
Installation
- open console window with administrator's privilege
- move to C:\python_download and execute Python(x,y)-2.6.6.0.exe
c:\> cd c:\python_download
c:\python_download>"Python(x,y)-2.6.6.1.exe"
- select "Full" installation
- select default options for other choices
Registry check
- make the files for all users
- open regedit.exe
- export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Python(x,y) to registry file, reg_pythonxy.reg
- export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Python to registry file, reg_python.reg
- export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PyQt4 to registry file, reg_pyqt4.reg
- replace HKEY_CURRENT_USER with HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- import Python(x,y) registry file, reg_pythonxy.reg
- import Python registry file, reg_python.reg
- import PyQt4 registry file, reg_pyqt4.reg
3.3. Check Installation
- open console window
C:\Users\user>python
Python 2.6.6 (r266:84297, Aug 24 2010, 18:46:32) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> exit()
C:\Users\user>python "C:\Python26\Scripts\xyhome.pyw"
C:\Users\user>python "C:\Python26\Scripts\spyder"
C:\Users\user>"C:\Program Files\pythonxy\console\Console.exe" -t "IPython (Qt)"
- type !dir in ipython Console and check if you can see Korean language properly
4. Other Win32 Python Package Installation
4.1. Method 1: Install other win32 binary packages
- http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
- recommended packages not included in Python(x, y)
- Base-11.5.23.win32-py2.6.exe
- pyzmq-2.1.7.1.win32-py2.6.exe
- zope.interface-3.6.3.win32-py2.6.exe
- Twisted-11.0.0.win32-py2.6.exe
- greenlet-0.3.1.win32-py2.6.exe
- gevent-0.13.6.win32-py2.6.exe
- MySQL-python-1.2.3.win32-py2.6.exe
4.2. Method 2: use easy_install
Official Python Package Repository
C:\Users\user>easy_install -U hangulize
Searching for hangulize
Reading http://pypi.python.org/simple/hangulize/
Best match: hangulize dev
Downloading http://github.com/sublee/hangulize/zipball/master#egg=hangulize-dev
Processing master
Running sublee-hangulize-fbee608\setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir c:\users\user\appdata\local\temp\easy_install-sehtd2\sublee-hangulize-fbee608\egg-dist-tmp-02e
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Adding hangulize 0.0.1 to easy-install.pth file
Installed c:\python26\lib\site-packages\hangulize-0.0.1-py2.6.egg
Processing dependencies for hangulize
Finished processing dependencies for hangulize
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4.3. Method 3: source download and build
- setting up compilers
- vcvars32.bat problem
5. Directory Structure
5.1. Python Directory Structure
- C:\Python26
- DLLs : essential python dynamic library
- Doc
- ets
- GDAL
- gnuplot
- include : header files
- Lib : python packages
- site-packages : non-standard python packages
- libs : essential python static library
- Scripts : scripts (easy_install, ipython, etc)
- share
- tcl
- Tools
- VTKData
5.2. Python(x,y) Directory Structure
- C:\Program Files\pythonxy
- console
- doc
- eclipse
- gettext
- icons
- installers
- logs
- mingw
- SciTE-2.21
- swig
- veusz
- WinMerge-2.12.4
- xydoc
6. Development Using IDEs
- If you install Python(x,y) with full installation option, all IDEs including IPython, Spyder, Eclipse, PyDev are automatically installed .
6.1. Using IPython
6.2. Using Spyder
6.3. Using Eclipse PyDev
Eclipse
- IDE for java development
PyDev
- eclipse plugin for python development
- http://pydev.org/
(optional) workspace change
- File > Switch Workspace
python environment setting
- Window > Preferences > PyDev > Interpreter - Python > Auto Config > OK > OK > OK
create project
- File > New > PyDev Project
- File > New > Python module
- if there is no package, leave Package name blank
- set Name to file name (without .py)
execute and debug
- execute : Run > Run As > Python Run
- debug : Run > Debug As > Python Run
- Perspective and Views
- Debug View
- Variables View
- Expressions View
- Console View