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+.. _installation:
+
+Installation
+============
+
+Babel is distributed as a standard Python package fully set up with all
+the dependencies it needs.  It primarily depends on the excellent `pytz`_
+library for timezone handling.  To install it you can use ``easy_install``
+or ``pip``.
+
+.. _pytz: http://pytz.sourceforge.net/
+
+.. _virtualenv:
+
+virtualenv
+----------
+
+Virtualenv is probably what you want to use during development, and if you
+have shell access to your production machines, you'll probably want to use
+it there, too.
+
+If you are on Mac OS X or Linux, chances are that one of the following two
+commands will work for you::
+
+    $ sudo easy_install virtualenv
+
+If you are on Windows and don't have the `easy_install` command, you must
+install it first.  Check the :ref:`windows-easy-install` section for more
+information about how to do that.  Once you have it installed, run the same
+commands as above, but without the `sudo` prefix.
+
+Once you have virtualenv installed, just fire up a shell and create
+your own environment.  I usually create a project folder and a `venv`
+folder within::
+
+    $ mkdir myproject
+    $ cd myproject
+    $ virtualenv venv
+    New python executable in venv/bin/python
+    Installing distribute............done.
+
+Now, whenever you want to work on a project, you only have to activate the
+corresponding environment.  On OS X and Linux, do the following::
+
+    $ . venv/bin/activate
+
+If you are a Windows user, the following command is for you::
+
+    $ venv\scripts\activate
+
+Either way, you should now be using your virtualenv (notice how the prompt of
+your shell has changed to show the active environment).
+
+Now you can just enter the following command to get Babel installed in your
+virtualenv::
+
+    $ pip install Babel
+
+A few seconds later and you are good to go.
+
+System-Wide Installation
+------------------------
+
+This is possible as well, though I do not recommend it.  Just run `pip`
+with root privileges::
+
+    $ sudo pip install Babel
+
+If `pip` is not available on your system you can use `easy_install`.
+
+(On Windows systems, run it in a command-prompt window with administrator
+privileges, and leave out `sudo`.)
+
+
+Living on the Edge
+------------------
+
+If you want to work with the latest version of Babel, you will need to
+use a git checkout.
+
+Get the git checkout in a new virtualenv and run in development mode::
+
+    $ git clone http://github.com/mitsuhiko/babel.git
+    Initialized empty Git repository in ~/dev/babel/.git/
+    $ cd babel
+    $ virtualenv venv
+    New python executable in venv/bin/python
+    Installing distribute............done.
+    $ . venv/bin/activate
+    $ python setup.py import_cldr
+    $ pip install --editable .
+    ...
+    Finished processing dependencies for Babel
+
+Make sure to not forget about the ``import_cldr`` step because otherwise
+you will be missing the locale data.  This custom command will download
+the most appropriate CLDR release from the official website and convert it
+for Babel.
+
+This will pull also in the dependencies and activate the git head as the
+current version inside the virtualenv.  Then all you have to do is run
+``git pull origin`` to update to the latest version.  If the CLDR data
+changes you will have to re-run ``python setup.py import_cldr``.
+
+.. _windows-easy-install:
+
+`pip` and `distribute` on Windows
+-----------------------------------
+
+On Windows, installation of `easy_install` is a little bit trickier, but
+still quite easy.  The easiest way to do it is to download the
+`distribute_setup.py`_ file and run it.  The easiest way to run the file
+is to open your downloads folder and double-click on the file.
+
+Next, add the `easy_install` command and other Python scripts to the
+command search path, by adding your Python installation's Scripts folder
+to the `PATH` environment variable.  To do that, right-click on the
+"Computer" icon on the Desktop or in the Start menu, and choose "Properties".
+Then click on "Advanced System settings" (in Windows XP, click on the
+"Advanced" tab instead).  Then click on the "Environment variables" button.
+Finally, double-click on the "Path" variable in the "System variables" section,
+and add the path of your Python interpreter's Scripts folder. Be sure to
+delimit it from existing values with a semicolon.  Assuming you are using
+Python 2.7 on the default path, add the following value::
+
+
+    ;C:\Python27\Scripts
+
+And you are done!  To check that it worked, open the Command Prompt and execute
+``easy_install``.  If you have User Account Control enabled on Windows Vista or
+Windows 7, it should prompt you for administrator privileges.
+
+Now that you have ``easy_install``, you can use it to install ``pip``::
+
+    > easy_install pip
+
+
+.. _distribute_setup.py: http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py