how to install scipy for python?

Question

I have Python 2.7, and I have distutils installed.

I downloaded the latest version of Scipy for win 32 .

For the life of me, I do not understand how to install it.

From the directions on the site , it states:

If you already have Python installed, the easiest way to install Numpy and Scipy is to download and install the binary distribution from Download .

I have followed the above directions and downloaded this .

I cannot figure what to do now!

How do I finish getting scipy installed?

Answer 1

It looks like you've downloaded the source distribution, which you would normally install by doing:

python setup.py install

However, without the proper C compiler environment and other libraries, it will probably fail. I'm guessing you really wanted to download the Windows binaries .

You have to drill a little further down in the sourceforge site to find it.

Answer 2

You'll be well off installing setuptools . Makes installing almost anything python-related a breeze!

eg

easy_install scipy

There's another one called pip.

easy_install pip

pip install scipy

Answer 3

try downloading the windows binary ...

http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/files/scipy/0.11.0/scipy-0.11.0-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe/download

Answer 4

just open windows command prompt and go to the directory you have installed Python. eg c:\\python34>

Once there, just type python -m pip install scipy and press enter