Time for action – installing Python on different operating systems

NumPy has binary installers for Windows, various Linux distributions, and Mac OS X at http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/. There is also a source distribution, if you prefer that. You need to have Python 2.4.x or above installed on your system. We will go through the various steps required to install Python on the following operating systems:

  • Debian and Ubuntu: Python might already be installed on Debian and Ubuntu, but the development headers are usually not. On Debian and Ubuntu, install the python and python-dev packages with the following commands:
    $ [sudo] apt-get install python
$ [sudo] apt-get install python-dev
  • Windows: The Windows Python installer is available ...

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