Python

Windows Installation

Windows Installation Python 2.7

You can download the Win32 installer by clicking on the following link: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Set Windows Environment Variables

Computer --> Properties --> Advanced settings --> Environment Variables.

Add the following Path:

C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\;C:\Python27\Scripts\;

Windows Installation PIP package manager

Install Pip by executing get-pip.py you can get the file here: https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py*

Execute the following command:

python get-pip.py

PIP is included by default within python 2.7.9

Python Library	Description	Installed	Installer Type	URL
PIL	Python Image Library	Yes	Package Manager	http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/
SciPy	Python-based ecosystem of open-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering.	Yes	Package Manager	http://www.scipy.org/install.html
PyWin32	Python Extensions for Windows	Yes	Windows Installer	http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/
PySerial	Serial access for Python	Yes	Windows Installer	https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial
wxPython	GUI Toolkit for Python	Yes	Windows Installer	http://www.wxpython.org/download.php#msw
matplotlib	2D plotting library for Python	Yes	Windows Installer	http://matplotlib.org/downloads.html
pyo	dedicated Python module for digital signal processing	Yes	Windows Installer	http://ajaxsoundstudio.com/software/pyo/
Opencv2	Open Source Computer Vision is a library of programming functions mainly aimed at real-time computer vision	Yes	Windows Installer	http://opencv.org/
PyQt	Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt	Yes	Windows Installer	http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download5
PyQtGraph	Scientific Graphics and GUI Library for Python	Yes	Windows Installer	http://www.pyqtgraph.org/
LXML	library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language	Yes	Package Manager	http://lxml.de/
PyGame	Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing games.	Yes	Windows installer	http://pygame.org/news.html
PANDAS	Python Data Analysis Library	Yes	Package Manager	http://pandas.pydata.org/
Expyriment	A Python library for congnitive and neuroscientific experiments.	Yes	Package Manager	http://www.expyriment.org/
Pyparse	Parse text files in an easier and more maintainable manner	Yes	Package Manager	https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyParse/1.1.7
AVbin	media decoding/decompression library	Yes	Windows Installer	https://code.google.com/p/avbin/
Pyglet	a cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python.	Yes	Manual Install	File:Pyglet-1.1.4.zip
FreeType	Library to Render Fonts	Yes	Manual Install	File:Freetype.zip
Psychopy	Psychology Software in Python	Yes	Package Manager	http://www.psychopy.org

Install Psychopy

Example

c:\pip install psychopy

Default Folder Location packages

The librarys is installed on the following windows path:

C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages

Windows Installation Setup-Tools (easy_install)

Execute the command within CMD:

pip install -U setuptools

Windows Handlers

Check the Handlers by opening the Windows registry editor.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.CompiledFile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Python27\\python.exe\" \"%1\" %*"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Python.File\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Python27\\python.exe\" \"%1\" %*"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Python.CompiledFile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Python27\\python.exe\" \"%1\" %*"

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Python.File\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Python27\\python.exe\" \"%1\" %*"

Python DLL Files

C:\Python27\DLLs\

Path Within the script.

C:\Windows\System32 or

C:\Windows\SysWOW64

Execute Python TestArgs.py

Execute the following script within the commandline:

python testArgs.py a.

You will see the following result:

number of argument:  2
 argv[0]: ./testArgs.py
 argv[1]: a