Windows XP / Windows 7
- Download Python 3.4.1 from here.
- The link above will download a .msi installer for Windows operating systems. Run the .msi installer and accept all of the default options.
- Download a zip file containing the swampy 2.1 package here
- Unzip the swampy zip file that you downloaded in the previous step. You should now have directory called swampy-2.1.5 that contains all of the swampy files.
- Copy all the files from the swampy-2.1.5 directory (NOT the directory itself) to the
C:/Python34/Lib/site-packages/ directory.
You may need to create this directory.
- Head over to the PyCharm website and follow the directions to install PyCharm on our local machine.
- Download Python 3.4.1 from here.
Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
- Try instructions for Windows 7 above. If those instructions fail, goto step #2.
- See Dr. Babcock
- Try instructions for Windows 7 above. If those instructions fail, goto step #2.
Mac OSX 10.7 – 10.9 (Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks)
- Mac OS X comes preinstalled with Python 2.7.x. However, we will be using Python 3 in CPADS. Download Python 3.4.1 from here.
- The link above will download a .dmg (a disk image) file containing the Python installer. Open the .dmg file and run the Python.mpkg installer accepting all of the default options. If you receive a message indicating that you cannot install the package because it is from an unidentified developer, see Apple's support document here
- Download a zip file containing the swampy 2.1 package here
- Unzip the swampy zip file that you downloaded in the previous step. You should now have directory called swampy-2.1.5 that contains all of the swampy files.
- Copy all the files from the swampy-2.1.5 directory (NOT the directory itself) to the
/Macintosh_HD/Library/Python/3.4/site-packages/ directory.
You may need to create this directory.
Note: If you cannot see the /Macintosh_HD/Library/ directory, you may need to access it from the Finder menu. Click on Finder in your Dock, select Go from the Menu, choose Go to Folder..., and type /Library in the box that appears. From here, you should be able to see the Python directory and proceed as directed above.
- Head over to the PyCharm website and follow the directions to install PyCharm on our local machine.
- Mac OS X comes preinstalled with Python 2.7.x. However, we will be using Python 3 in CPADS. Download Python 3.4.1 from here.
Linux
- If you're running Linux, you can probably figure this out on your own. If you're a total Linux noob, goto step #2.
- See Dr. Babcock
- If you're running Linux, you can probably figure this out on your own. If you're a total Linux noob, goto step #2.
