Installation    ( 16 june 2009 )

Application Designer / Domain Expert / Control Designer / Core Developer

Tested  v0.3

• Windows XP, SP2 / Python 2.5.4
• Ubuntu 8.04 / Python 2.5.2
• Fedora 11 / Python 2.6

One button installer ( Windows only )

Under Windows, you can either use the "One button Installer" (for a quick evaluation) or use the source code installation ( for the more serious work).

Run the executable, follow the instructions ( you can place the package anywhere you like, and you don't have to install anything else ) and after a minute or so the PyLab_Works_Overview program is launched.

The package contains everything you need: ConfigObj, gprof2dot, HTTPlib, MatPlotLib,Numpy, Pickle,  Psyco, pyclbr, PyGame, PyLab_Works, PyODBC, Python, RLCompleret, Scipy, Sendkeys, SQLite3, SQLObject, URLparse, wave, Visual, win32*, wxPython. Although the PyLab_Works programs are available as executables and compiled Python files, all sources are included.

If you really want to continue with PyLab_Works, it's strongly advised to do a Source Code Install, because this one-button-installer is made with py2exe, which needed a lot of hacking to get it working and is not tested thoroughly.

After some people had trouble on Vista, I added all the system files suggested by Py2Exe, see list below.

Source Code Install ( All OS, including Windows )

Install Python, preferable Python 2.5.4.

Install the libraries, preferable the versions specified in the list below.

Unpack the PyLab_Woks zip file anywhere you like, and start one of the following programs:

• PyLab_Works / PyLab_Works_Overview.py
• PyLab_Works / PyLab_Works.py

Libraries for Python 2.6

After installing Python 2.6, Windows still uses Python 2.5 as the default.

This can be changed, by changing the path in the environment variables.

PyScripter uses the latest Python version. To start PyScripter with Python 2.5, use commandline parameter:

  PyScripter --python25

• +Python 2.6.4-msi  Download Python
• +wxPython 2.8.10.1   wxPython Download
• wxPython demos & docs 2.8.10.1  wxPython Download
• +Numpy 1.4.0-win32 superpack pyton 2.6  Download Numerical Python from SourceForge.net
• +Scipy 0.7.1-win32 superpack pyton 2.6  Browse SciPy Scientific Library for Python Files on SourceForge.net
• +Matplot 0.99.1   Download matplotlib from SourceForge.net
• +PyGame  1.9.1 py26-msi   Downloads pygame - python game development
• SendKeys
• +ConfigObj 4.6.0    ConfigObj Get ConfigObj at SourceForge.net
• Pysqlite 2.5.6   Python Package Index pysqlite 2.5.6
• +PyODBC 2.1.6    pyodbc Get pyodbc at SourceForge.net
• +VPython  Win_Py 2.6.5.13    Download Windows
• +PyWin32 214   Browse Python for Windows extensions Files on SourceForge.net
• +WMI 1.4.6  WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation — WMI v1.4.6 documentation
• Psyco 1.6   Browse Psyco, the Python Specializing Compiler Files on SourceForge.net
• ComTypes 0.6.1   comtypes Get comtypes at SourceForge.net
• SetupTools  0.6.c11  ???
• +PyScripter 1.9.9.7   pyscripter - Project Hosting on Google Code
• +RPYC (special version !!)   Downloads - pyscripter - Project Hosting on Google Code
• ?? ezPyCrypto  0.1.1   ezPyCrypto - Encryption in Python made EASY
• PyCrypto 2.0.1   The Voidspace Python Modules
• PIL  1.1.6    Python Imaging Library (PIL)
• Py2Exe  0.6.9    py2exe Get py2exe at SourceForge.net
• PyAudire 0.2  PyAudiere - Play Sound in Python

Libraries for Source Code Install

Items preceding with an asterisk are only needed when certain components are needed.

Version numbers between brackets are newer version, which seem to work well at first sight.

• install python  2.5.4 msi
• install numpy  1.0.4  (1.3.0)
• install scipy  0.6.0 (0.7.1)
• install wxPython + docs-demo  2.8.7.1 (2.8.10.1) unicode
• install MatPlotLib  0.91.2 (0.98.5.3)
• install Pygame + docs  1.8.0 (1.8.1)
• install SendKeys  0.3
• install PyScripter  1.7.2 ,  updated to 1.9.9.1 !!! (1.9.9.7)
• install Rpyc  2.6
• install ConfigObj  4.5.2 (4.6.0),  unpack in sitelibs and run  "python  setup.py  install"
• install pysqlite 2.5.5, run executable
• * install PyODBC 2.0.58 (2.6.1) for P2.5, only if ODBC support is needed
• * install LXML   2.1   http://codespeak.net/lxml/index.html  , if Babelfish translation is desired
• install winpdb-1.3.8.tar.gz (1.4.6)
• install wmi 1.3.2,  unpack in sitelibs and run  "python  setup.py  install"  (only for core developers in windows)
• pywin32, version 212, just run the executable
• * install psyco 1.6, sourceforge
• install VPython, version 5 (5.11), if you want VPython
• install PIL  version 1.1.6, if you want a good Image library
• PyODE 1.2.0:  http://pyode.sourceforge.net/#download
• PyParser 1.5.1:  SourceForge.net Python parsing module Files
• * PyRTF 0.45 (creating RTF-files)  PyRTF - Rich Text Format (RTF) Document Generation in Python
• * PyAudio v0.2.3: Python Bindings for PortAudio (sound recording) Pyaudio
• ComTypes 0.6 
• SetupTools 0.6c9
• M2Crypto   Chandler Wiki Me Too Crypto
• M2Secret   m2secret AES encryptiondecryption module in Python  (pyton setup.py install)

possibly future libs, not yet decided

•   SourceForge.net Nucular Fielded Full Text Indexing

test v0.3 on Ubuntu 8

• checkable menuitems don't work, due to a bug in wxPython (gtk+)
• ADC is windows only
• if the scope is large, sometimes a strange refresh happens
• VPython (version 3 !!, so the Version 5 examples don't work) works quit well, but don't know how to dock
• lxml module in Ubuntu doesn't have a lxml.html ??? (therefore no automatic Babelfish translation in the Translation Tool )
• Library manager crashes: pygame / parachute /segmentation fault (ImageList ?)

test v0.3 on Fedora 11

• PyLab_Works_Overview: treewidth isn't reloaded
• checkable menuitems don't work, due to a bug in wxPython (gtk+)
• ADC is windows only
• VPython demos not working, because not a suitable VPython for Fedora available
• if the scope is large, sometimes a strange refresh happens

Windows system files

   OLEAUT32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\OLEAUT32.dll

   USER32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll

   MFC71.DLL - P:\Python\lib\site-packages\Pythonwin\MFC71.DLL

   WINMM.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll

   ADVAPI32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll

   msvcrt.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll

   WS2_32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll

   GDI32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll

   GLU32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\GLU32.dll

   NETAPI32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\NETAPI32.dll

   MSWSOCK.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSWSOCK.dll

   WSOCK32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll

   KERNEL32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\KERNEL32.dll

   ODBC32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ODBC32.dll

   MSVCP71.dll - P:\Python\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode\wx\MSVCP71.dll

   VERSION.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll

   ole32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll

   OPENGL32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\OPENGL32.dll

   SHELL32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll

   RPCRT4.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll

   comdlg32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\comdlg32.dll

   COMCTL32.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\COMCTL32.dll

   MSVCP71.dll - C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCP71.dll

   gdiplus.dll - P:\Python\lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode\wx\gdiplus.dll

   WINSPOOL.DRV - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINSPOOL.DRV

ZUT:

wxPython 2.8.8.1

gives weird problems when closing PyLab_Works, don't use it for the moment

The following section is just for my own memory

De-Installation 2.4

This describes how I did the de-installation, realizing that this 2.4 install was a complete mesh !!

• Backup complete python installation
• de-install GTK+ run time environment 2.2.4.1, don't know if this anything todo with Python
• de-install all Python 2.4 ... installation: Boa / EasyDialogs / EpyDoc / IPython / MatPlotLib 0.91.2 / Py2exe 0.6.6 / PyAudio / Pygame 1.8.0 / pySoy 1.0b2/  PythonCard 0.8.2 / SendKeys 0.3 / SPE 0.8.3c / wxPropertyGrid 1.3.2 / wxPython 2.8.7.1 ansi / Vpython 3.2.9 / VisualWx alfa 0.8750 / Femm 4.01 / Cornice 0.3.4 / Python 2.4 Enthought /
• Remove folder P:\Python
• Remove PyScripter
• Clear registry for Python / PyScripter
• Clear Documents and Settings
• Clear Document and Settings / Applications

Source Installation 2.4

The files below are used, to build the program under winXP. As one of the major problems with Python libraries is, the lack of downwards compatibility of the libraries, it's advised not use other versions.

Python + Scipy

Use the orginal 2.4.3 Enthought Edition, don't use the newer eggs version (they gave me a whole lot of trouble)

        http://code.enthought.com/enthon/

*** Python 2.4.3 - Enthought Edition 1.1.0 (#69, Oct  6 2006, 12:53:45) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)] on win32. ***

wxPython

        http://www.wxpython.org/download.php

CustomTreeCtrl Modified

....

MatPlotLib

        http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib

Pygame

Original started with version 1.7.1,

now switched to 1.8

        http://www.pygame.org/news.html

VPython = Visual / Soya3D ==> PySoy / OGL

Not decided yet what to choose. Probably in the beginning we don't use a 3D-engine, but just a 2D-engine based on modified OGL-like.

Changes in Python Libraries

• plot: around line 1000, some lines added to realize background color setting (including axis font based on grid/background)
• CustomTreeCtrl Demo Implementation, !!!!! CHANGES to CustomTreeCtrl: !!!!!!!!!!!!  # line 1042 ...
• and much more !!
• PhysicalQuantities , revision: 2006-4-28, around line 370, exchange multiply order
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