Practical Programming: installation instructions

PyGraphics provides a set of easy-to-use media-manipulation tools written in Python. Some of the examples in the book make use of it. If you want to use the image manipulation examples from the book, you should use Python 2.5 because some of the libraries that our code relies on have not yet been updated to work with Python 2.6.

Python 3.0 has several changes that are not compatible with the code in this book.

What to Install

All of these instructions refer to a PyGraphics package that is included in the code distribution on the Practical Programming website for this book.

• Mac OS X:
  • Python 2.5
  • X11 (from 'Optional programs' on your Mac OS X install disc); this may already be installed.
  • Wing IDE 101
  • Python Imaging Library 1.1.6
  • PyObjC 1.4
  • Pygame 1.8.1
  • NumPy 1.3
  • Unzip PyGraphics2.0.pkg.zip from the install directory in the code for the book and double-click to perform the installation of the media tools.
  • nose (you won't need this for a few chapters)
    • Step 1: Install setuptools
    • Step 2: Run Terminal.app (in /Applications/Utilities)
    • Step 3: For this step to work, you must be connected to the internet. In a Terminal window, type:
      easy_install nose
      
• Windows:
  • Python 2.5
  • Wing IDE 101
  • Python Imaging Library (PIL)
  • pygame 1.8.1
  • NumPy 1.3 for Python 2.5
  • Double-click PyGraphics-2.0.win32.exe from the install directory in the code for the book to perform the installation of the media tools.
  • nose (you won't need this for the first several chapters)
    • Step 1: Install setuptools
    • Step 2: Run DOS Command Prompt (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt)
    • Step 3: For this step to work, you must be connected to the internet. In DOS, type: C:\Python25\Scripts\easy_install nose
      

• Ubuntu/Debian:
  • sudo apt-get install python-imaging python-imaging-tk python-pygame python-numpy python-setuptools
  • Install PyGraphics 2.0 from the install directory in the code for the book:
    tar zxvf PyGraphics.tgz
    cd to the cpython subdirectory
    sudo python setup.py install
  • Install nose: sudo easy_install nose