Installing the Ticket Generator on Windows
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Download the latest Python 2.7 installer from:

  https://www.python.org/download

Select the latest regular (x86, not X86-64) MSI Installer.

Run the installer and leave all settings at their defaults.

When the installer finishes, open a Windows command prompt and run the following
command::

  > setx path "%path%;C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts"

Close then reopen the command prompt.


Download and install pip
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Visit https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html

Locate the link for get-pip.py. Right click it and select "save as". Note the
location to which the file is being saved.

In the previously opened command prompt, go to the download location of get-pip.py. E.g.::

  > cd \Users\Myself\Downloads

Run get-pip.py to install pip::

  > python get-pip.py


Install the DataONE Ticket Generator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In the previously opened command prompt, run::

  > pip install dataone.ticket_generator

Next, see the :doc:`usage` page.