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Installing BBC

To install Python 3.4.3 on Mac OS X, download the installer from python.org and run it. This will create a Python 3.4 folder in Applications containing the IDLE application. You may want to drag IDLE to the dock for easy access. To install Matplotlib on Mac, download and run the "Install Matplotlib (for Mac)" file from the instructor's website. To install Python 3.4.3 on Windows, download the 32-bit MSI installer from python.org and run it. This will create IDLE (Python 3.4 GUI) and Python 3.4 (command line) applications. You may want to pin IDLE to the taskbar. To install

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Installing BBC

To install Python 3.4.3 on Mac OS X, download the installer from python.org and run it. This will create a Python 3.4 folder in Applications containing the IDLE application. You may want to drag IDLE to the dock for easy access. To install Matplotlib on Mac, download and run the "Install Matplotlib (for Mac)" file from the instructor's website. To install Python 3.4.3 on Windows, download the 32-bit MSI installer from python.org and run it. This will create IDLE (Python 3.4 GUI) and Python 3.4 (command line) applications. You may want to pin IDLE to the taskbar. To install

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How to Install Python 3.4.

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Mac OS X:
At https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.3/python-3.4.3-macosx10.6.pkg to download the
appropriate Python 3.4.3 installer from www.python.org. (or go to https://www.python.org -
>downloads then scroll down to files and choose Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit installer)

Run the installer. Note that your security settings will most likely not allow you to run the
installer by double-clicking it. Instead, right-click the installer and select “Open”. After
installation, you will have a Python 3.4 folder in your Applications folder. The IDLE application
will be inside the Python 3.4 folder. You may want to drag the IDLE application to your dock,
for convenience.

Note: When starting IDLE, you may see a warning concerning your version of Tcl/Tk. If you
see this warning, it means that using compound characters, such as π, ≈, and °, will cause the
IDLE application to crash. If you want to update your version of Tcl/Tk, and see the warning,
use http://downloads.activestate.com/ActiveTcl/releases/8.5.17.0/ActiveTcl8.5.17.0.298612-
macosx10.5-i386-x86_64-threaded.dmg to download the installer for Tcl/Tk 8.5.17.1, and run
the installer.

Test your installation by running the IDLE application.

Windows:
Use https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.3/python-3.4.3.msi to download the appropriate
Python 3.4.3 installer from www.python.org. (or go to https://www.python.org ->downloads
then scroll down to Files and choose the last one: Windows x86 MSI installer)

Note: The above link installs a 32-bit version of Python. A Python library we may use
later in this course is not available in a 64 bit version, so don’t install the 64-bit version
of Python.

Run the installer. After installation, you will have a new application called “IDLE (Python 3.4
GUI – 32 bit)”, as well as a new application called “Python 3.4 (command line – 32 bit)”. For
this course you will always use IDLE (Python 3.4 GUI – 32 bit).

Test your installation by running the IDLE (Python 3.4 GUI – 32 bit) application. You may want
to pin IDLE to your task bar, for convenience.

How to Install Matplotlib


Mac OS X:
Download the “Install Matplotlib (for Mac)” file from my web site, and double-click it to run it.

Test your installation. Start IDLE, type “import matplotlib”, and confirm that this
command completes without an error.
Windows:
Before installing Matplotlib, you need to install numpy (Numerical Python). Use
http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.9.2/numpy-1.9.2-win32-superpack-
python3.4.exe/download to the download the appropriate numpy 1.9.2 installer.

Run the installer.

Download the “Install Matplotlib (for PC).bat” file from my web site, and double-click it to run
it.

Test your installation. Start IDLE (Python 3.4 GUI – 32 bit), type “import matplotlib”, and
confirm that this command completes without an error.

Borrowed from (with slight modifications) and thanks to:


J. Leighton, [email protected], 2015-JUL-15

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