- Install `Python(x,y) <http://www.pythonxy.com>`_ in a directory without blank
spaces in the name (in particular not into ``C:\Program Files``).
It is a single installation
file that contains additional packages like NumPy, SciPy, IPython, Matplotlib,
MinGW, Nose, etc. Note that this implies you do not already have a Python
installation (if you do have one, then you will need to either remove it first,
or install those additional packages manually as described in the V2 instructions).
You can keep the default install options (except for the installation directory).
Installing Dependencies
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If neither Python nor MinGW is installed on your computer, the easiest way to
install most dependencies is to install
`Python(x,y) <http://www.pythonxy.com>`__.
It is a single installation
file that contains additional packages like NumPy, SciPy, IPython, Matplotlib,
MinGW, Nose, etc.
You can keep the default install options, except that the installation directory should not contain any blank space (in particular, do not install it into
``C:\Program Files``).
If you already have either Python or MinGW installed, it is safer to
install components individually to avoid conflicts.
- Install Mercurial. You can download it
`here <http://mercurial.selenic.com/downloads>`__. You may get either the command