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    This document provides instructions for installing Python and useful libraries on Windows. It recommends installing WinPython, which bundles Python and common scientific libraries. It then describes installing additional libraries from sources like the Python Package Index. The document also explains how to run Python programs and gives examples using libraries like Pygame, Matplotlib, and PyQtgraph. It concludes with tips and links for topics like real-time keyboard input, ODE integration, scientific Python for MATLAB users, time measurement, and control systems libraries.

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    Quick Python Help - Prof. M.

    Torres-Torriti
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Quick Python Help


    / Version 1.0 .

    Contents
    1. First: Install WinPython . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
    2. Second: Install Useful Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
    3. Third: Running Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
    4. Fourth: Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

    1. First: Install WinPython

    1. Install WinPython 3.5: http://winpython.github.io/


    https://github.com/winpython/winpython/wiki/Roadmap

    2. Unpack WinPython to some directory such as C:\WinPython35

    3. Register WinPython so that Windows becomes aware of Python using the WinPython Control Panel.exe
    in C:\WinPython35.

    4. Add to the WinPython path to the system’s PATH variable:

    (a) From the desktop, right-click My Computer and click Properties.


    (b) In the System Properties window, click on the Advanced tab.
    (c) In the Advanced section, click the Environment Variables button.
    (d) Finally, in the Environment Variables window, highlight the PATH variable in the Systems Variable
    section and click the Edit button. Add or modify the path lines with the paths you wish the
    computer to access. Each different directory is separated with a semicolon as shown below:
    C:\Program Files; C:\WinPython

    For further information see also:

    • See Scientific Python distribution recommendations:


    https://www.scipy.org/install.html

    • Should I use Python 2 or Python 3 for my development activity?


    https://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3

    R
    https://www.python.org/downloads/

    Did you know that.... . .


    There exist complete system distributions equivalent to WinPython for Linux and Mac, such as Ana-
    conda, Enthought Python Distribution, PythonXY, and Sage. Pick the one that suits you best and try
    it.

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    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Quick Python Help

    2. Second: Install Useful Libraries

    1. Download useful libraries not included in WinPython from:


    http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
    Use the appropriate compiled version.
    Useful libraries include:
    pygame: pygame-1.9.2a0-cp35-none-win amd64.whl
    control: control-0.7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

    See also packages at: PyPI (Python Package Index) https://pypi.python.org/pypi

    2. From the WinPython Control Panel, select Install/Upgrade Pacakges, then Add Packages. Once the
    packages have been read, proceed with the install.

    3. Third: Running Programs

    Run Python code from a command window (e.g. PowerShell with administrator privleges) by typing either:
    program_name.py
    python program_name.py
    or run Spyder and load the script and then run them using the interface buttons.

    Some examples included in the WinPython installation can be executed with the following steps:

    1. Start Menu/All Programs/WinPython/Jupyter Notebook. This will launch a Jupyter interface in your
    default web browser.

    2. Select ”docs” in Jupyter, and then select ”Begginer’s FAQ.ipynb” (the iPython Notebook file).

    3. Select ”QT libraries Example”, and press play three times until # PyQtgraph (Scientific Graphics and
    GUI Library for Python) import pyqtgraph.examples; pyqtgraph.examples.run()

    4. The previous step should start a Window with pyqtgraph examples. Select any example, e.g. ”Basic
    Plotting”, ”Demos/Optics”, or ”Demos/Verlet chain” and then ”Run Example” to visualize the results.

    Check also the examples in:


    Pygame examples —
    C:\WinPython\python-3.5.1.amd64\Lib\site-packages\pygame\examples\ such as: glcube.py

    Matplotlib examples —
    http://matplotlib.org/examples/index.html

    More links in: http://ipython.org/ and https://www.scipy.org/.

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    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Quick Python Help

    4. Fourth: Tips & Tricks

    Google: python real time keyboard input.


    The best option for real time keyboard input is PyGame:
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34551340/python-real-time-keyboard-input
    https://github.com/SavinaRoja/PyUserInput
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyhook/
    https://docs.python.org/2/library/msvcrt.html#console-i-o

    Pygame Tutorials
    Check your installation directories:
    C:\WinPython\python-3.5.1.amd64\Lib\site-packages\pygame\docs\tut

    ODE Integration
    Google: matlab ode45 python
    http://sys-bio.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/introMatlabPythonODEs.pdf
    http://modelling3e4.connectmv.com/wiki/Software_tutorial/Integration_of_ODEs

    SciPy: NumPy for Matlab Users


    http://scipy.github.io/old-wiki/pages/NumPy_for_Matlab_Users.html

    Time Measurement
    Google: tic toc equivalent python
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5849800/tic-toc-functions-analog-in-python
    https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/time.html?highlight=time#time.process_time

    Control Systems Library for Python


    https://pypi.python.org/pypi/control/0.7.0
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/python-control/
    http://python-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
    http://python-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/intro.html#some-differences-from-matlab
    http://python-control.readthedocs.io/en/latest/generated/control.tf.html#control.tf

    Python Documentation
    https://docs.python.org/3.5/
    https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/index.html

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