diff options
| author | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2014-08-21 09:24:33 -0400 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2014-08-21 09:24:33 -0400 |
| commit | b9063c6df773207bbb25f45f7387bc4c99939e70 (patch) | |
| tree | 17768f14eeb38d418a87209f5654a3a65674d223 /README.txt | |
| parent | 4ecf0567147a3b594d11432ee84a634ee754c9c2 (diff) | |
| download | python-setuptools-bitbucket-b9063c6df773207bbb25f45f7387bc4c99939e70.tar.gz | |
Updated documentation to reflect support for PowerShell 3 on earlier versions of Windows. Fixes #247.
Diffstat (limited to 'README.txt')
| -rwxr-xr-x | README.txt | 22 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ latest known stable release. .. _ez_setup.py: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py -Windows 8 (Powershell) -====================== +Windows (Powershell 3 or later) +=============================== For best results, uninstall previous versions FIRST (see `Uninstalling`_). -Using Windows 8 or later, it's possible to install with one simple Powershell -command. Start up Powershell and paste this command:: +Using Windows 8 (which includes PowerShell 3) or earlier versions of Windows +with PowerShell 3 installed, it's possible to install with one simple +Powershell command. Start up Powershell and paste this command:: > (Invoke-WebRequest https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py).Content | python - @@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ Python 2.7 installed:: > (Invoke-WebRequest https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py).Content | py -3 - The recommended way to install setuptools on Windows is to download -`ez_setup.py`_ and run it. The script will download the appropriate .egg -file and install it for you. +`ez_setup.py`_ and run it. The script will download the appropriate +distribution file and install it for you. Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install`` program in your Python ``Scripts`` subdirectory. For simple invocation and best results, @@ -55,11 +56,12 @@ present. If you did a user-local install, the ``Scripts`` subdirectory is ``$env:APPDATA\Python\Scripts``. -Windows 7 (or graphical install) -================================ +Windows (simplified) +==================== -For Windows 7 and earlier, download `ez_setup.py`_ using your favorite web -browser or other technique and "run" that file. +For Windows without PowerShell 3 or for installation without a command-line, +download `ez_setup.py`_ using your preferred web browser or other technique +and "run" that file. Unix (wget) |