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→Installing FFGo and its dependencies: Add minor precisions to the Windows installation procedure
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# Install Python 3.4 or later: | # Install Python 3.4 or later: | ||
## Download Python from the [https://python.org/ Python home page]. | ## Download Python from the [https://python.org/ Python home page]. | ||
## Make sure to enable the ''Tcl/tk'' and ''pip'' components in the installer. | ## Make sure to enable the ''Tcl/tk'' and ''pip'' components in the installer (this may be located under a label such as ''Customize installation''). | ||
## Don't change the default value for the Python installation folder, otherwise you are likely to run into permission problems: except for old versions of Windows, writing to ''Program Files'', at least, is subject to special restrictions that may cause the <code>pip install</code> step to fail. | ## Don't change the default value for the Python installation folder, otherwise you are likely to run into permission problems: except for old versions of Windows, writing to ''Program Files'', at least, is subject to special restrictions that may cause the <code>pip install</code> step to fail. | ||
## If you are not comfortable with the command line (“Command Prompt”), it is suggested you choose ''Add python.exe to Path''. This way, you will be able to run the ''pip'' and ''ffgo'' programs directly at the Command Prompt without having to specify their full paths. | ## If you are not comfortable with the command line (“Command Prompt”), it is suggested you choose ''Add python.exe to Path'' (or ''Add Python X.Y to PATH'': the precise wording depends on the Python version). This way, you will be able to run the ''pip'' and ''ffgo'' programs directly at the Command Prompt without having to specify their full paths. If you choose not to do this, you'll have to type things such as <code>C:\Python<i>XY</i>\Scripts\pip install ...</code> instead of <code>pip install ...</code>, where <i>XY</i> would be <tt>35</tt> for a Python 3.5 installation. | ||
# Open a terminal, aka “Command Prompt”:<p>There are various ways to do this, depending on the version of Windows in use. One way that should work is using the <tt>Windows+R</tt> keyboard shortcut, then entering <tt>cmd.exe</tt> in the text input box. Apparently (according to Google, see for yourself), on Windows 10, this can (also?) be done with the <tt>Windows+X</tt> keyboard shortcut, then choosing ''Command Prompt'' in the menu that should appear.</p> | # Open a terminal, aka “Command Prompt”:<p>There are various ways to do this, depending on the version of Windows in use. One way that should work is using the <tt>Windows+R</tt> keyboard shortcut, then entering <tt>cmd.exe</tt> in the text input box. Apparently (according to Google, see for yourself), on Windows 10, this can (also?) be done with the <tt>Windows+X</tt> keyboard shortcut, then choosing ''Command Prompt'' in the menu that should appear.</p> | ||
# In this terminal, type:<br /><code>pip install FFGo Pillow geographiclib</code><br />FFGo can work without Pillow and geographiclib, but it will offer more features if you install them. The previous command should automatically download and install FFGo from [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/FFGo FFGo's page on PyPI].<p>Note: <code>pip install ffgo</code> has the same effect as <code>pip install FFGo</code>. | # In this terminal, type:<br /><code>pip install FFGo Pillow geographiclib</code><br />FFGo can work without Pillow and geographiclib, but it will offer more features if you install them. The previous command should automatically download and install FFGo from [https://pypi.python.org/pypi/FFGo FFGo's page on PyPI].<p>Note: <code>pip install ffgo</code> has the same effect as <code>pip install FFGo</code>. | ||