How to Install Python Packages on Windows

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Command Prompt.

   Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. ,, You only need to do this once and never again.
   
   Read about it here: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/interpreter.html ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Inside that simplejson directory there is a file called setup.py.
   
   We're going to install that into the Python universe.
   
   Type this into the Command Prompt : , For other windows users type: python setup.py install , Forget about it.
   
   Open a Windows Explorer window (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer ) and go have a look inside the directory at C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\ ,,,, That's your sign of success.
   
   Congratulations. ,,,,,,,,,,,, For example, C:\Python33\ if you want to use the command line.,,,,,,,,, C:\Python33\) preceded by a semicolon (;) which is used to separate the values, so you would add
   - ;C:\Python33\.,,,
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   Step 2: Go to your Start Menu.

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   Step 3: Type into the Command Prompt window: set path=%path%;C:\Python27\

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   Step 4: And hit enter.

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   Step 5: Download simplejson at http://pypi.python.org/pypi/simplejson.

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   Step 6: This is a simplejson-2.1.6.tar.gz file

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   Step 7: which in Windows language means it is a strange and otherworldly kind of zip file.

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   Step 8: To open the *tar.gz file

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   Step 9: download PeaZip for Windows http://peazip.org/

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    Step 10: Use PeaZip to extract (uncompress / unzip) simplejson-2.1.6.tar.gz into your Download directory.

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    Step 11: You should end up with something similar to this: C:\Users\pdxNat\Downloads\simplejson-2.1.6\

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    Step 12: Go back to your Command Prompt window or open a new one.

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    Step 13: You'll need to change directories in the command line and here's how you do that (http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gt/339 )

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    Step 14: When you start

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    Step 15: your command line should look something like this: c:\Users\pdxNat>

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    Step 16: You want to get into the simplejson-2.1.6 directory

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    Step 17: so at the command prompt type this: cd downloads\simplejson-2.1.6 or the complete path: cd c:\Users\pdxNat\Downloads\simplejson-2.1.6

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    Step 18: Your prompt will change from this

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    Step 19: c:\Users\pdxNat>

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    Step 20: to this

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    Step 21: c:\Users\pdxNat\Downloads\simplejson-2.1.6>

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    Step 22: Now for the fun part.

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    Step 23: For Windows 7 64 bit users

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    Step 24: type: setup.py install.

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    Step 25: See all that stuff flying by?

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    Step 26: You'll see simplejson-2.1.6-py2.7.egg has been added to the directory.

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    Step 27: Now open IDLE (Start > All Programs > Python 2.7 > IDLE (Python GUI)) and type the following:

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    Step 28: >>> import simplejson

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    Step 29: See all that nothing that happens?

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    Step 30: You've just installed and imported your first package for Python on Windows 7.

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    Step 31: Repeat as needed.

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    Step 32: For more information

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    Step 33: see http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html and http://www.python-forum.org.

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    Step 34: Download a package.

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    Step 35: Extract the package

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    Step 36: Open Command Prompt

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    Step 37: Set path (1st time only)

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    Step 38: Change directory to Download\package\

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    Step 39: Type >python setup.py install.

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    Step 40: Download the Windows MSI installer (either x86 or x64).

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    Step 41: Run the program.

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    Step 42: Take note of the path during the installation.

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    Step 43: If you do not care to use the command line

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    Step 44: you can now use the IDLE integrated development environment for Python and consider yourself done.

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    Step 45: If you want to use the command line

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    Step 46: click on Control Panel.

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    Step 47: Click on System and Security.

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    Step 48: Click on System.

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    Step 49: Click on the Advanced system settings link.

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    Step 50: Click on the Environmental Variables button.

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    Step 51: Under System Variables

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    Step 52: look for the Variable named Path.

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    Step 53: Select Path and click on the Edit button.

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    Step 54: At the end of the Variable value

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    Step 55: add the value you took note of in step 3 (i.e.

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    Step 56: Open your command line and type 'python' - if successful

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    Step 57: you should see three greater than symbols at the command prompt (>>>).

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    Step 58: To exit the Python interpreter

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    Step 59: type 'exit()'.

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    Step 60: That's it!

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