[IPython-user] small problem and feature request for 0.8 egg

[Ryan Krauss]

That is the idea (I think).  Basically, I am trying to convince my
students to you python over Matlab.  Right now only about 10% of them
choose python.  Most of them don't like computers very much and don't
want to mess with python (I don't understand them either).  So, I need
to make installing everything we need to replace Matlab very easy to
convince them to try it.  While IPython is a great tool, it depends on
pyreadline, ctypes, pywin32 and maybe one more under windows.  This
frigthens some of them (maybe they are easily frightened).  So, how do
I move toward a one-button install.  Enthought is great, but seems to
lag behind.  Enstaller or easy_install seem promising.  A one button
install for IPython would reduce my standard list to 4: numpy, scipy,
matplotlib, and IPython (but you would also have to count python
itself).  Any better thoughts are welcome.  The obvious problem is
that making it easy to install may trade off against making it easy to
maintain.  Eggs and enstaller seem promising in that regard.

Ryan

On 5/2/07, Ville M. Vainio <vivainio@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/2/07, Ville M. Vainio <vivainio@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > New style profiles (e.g. ipy_profile_sh.py) are normal python files
> > that are imported in ipython. You can easily create an egg that has
> > the profile as simple python module and import it in your
> > ipy_user_conf.py.
>
> And a quick thought - this has the implication that you could publish
> easy_install:able IPython extensions, profiles and configuration
> packages.
>
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