On 28 Apr, 17:02, Brock <btibe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I know this is most likely a basic question and you will roll your > eyes, but I am just starting out with Python (hobbyist) and I see many > tutorials on the web referring to the use of external modules. > > However, when I locate them, they often come as a zipped folder with a > number of files. How do I install them? In addition, is there an > easy way to manage external modules? Some I see require additional > modules not included. > > Where I am coming from is R, which has a point-and-click way of > getting packages not distributed with the version of the software, so > that is my point of reference. > > Many thanks! > > - Brock
If you are on Unix-like machine, unzip the archive in a some directory, do cd into the new directory and, from command line, do: python ./setup.py build (verify there is the script setup.py), and then python ./setup.py install (with root's permissions). On Win32 usually there are an automatic installer. Hi. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
