Installing PyGraphics

Editors

To edit code and use PyGraphics, you need an editor. The official Python Wiki has a list of programmer’s editors and a list of integrated development environments .

Windows

Download and install the 32bit Python 2.7 installer from the 2.7 release page .

Download and install the Python Imaging Library, PyGame, NumPy, Ampy, and PyGraphics:

Nose

If you wish to use the tests included in the PyGraphics package, you must download and install the Nose package.

First, download setuptools

Next, open a DOS command prompt, and enter this command:

C:\Python27\Scripts\easy_install.exe nose

Nose should install automatically.

Now you should be ready to use the PyGraphics package in your code.

Mac OS X

Download and install the 32-bit Mac Installer from the 2.7 release page .

Download and install NumPy:

Download and install PIL, pygame, ampy, and PyGraphics (all are on a single disk image; make sure to run all four!):

Nose

If you wish to use the tests included in the PyGraphics package, you must download and install the Nose package.

First, download setuptools

Next, open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal and enter this command:

easy_install nose

Nose should install automatically.

Now you should be ready to use the PyGraphics package in your code.

Linux

Note

These instructions are tailored to Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives. If you use a different Linux distribution, the commands for installing various dependencies may differ.

Get PyGraphics:

svn checkout http://pygraphics.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ pygraphics-read-only

In the main pygraphics folder, run the setup file to install PyGraphics to your local installation directory:

python setup.py install --user

Download ampy-1.2.3.tar.gz from the Downloads page , and follow the same procedure to install it as for PyGraphics.

Download and install Python’s imaging package, NumPy, and PyGame. They are available via apt-get:

apt-get install  python-imaging-tk python-numpy python-pygame

If you intend to run PyGraphic’s test suite, install Nose:

apt-get install python-nose

Now you and PyGraphics should be ready to make beautiful music (and pictures!) together.

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