Installing numpy

[Stephen R. Figgins]

I don't have a C compiler installed on my Windows system, so I haven't
ever tried compiling the source code.

Was there some reason you didn't want to use the precompiled version? 
If you get the zip file all you have to do is unzip it into your Python
directory (using a tool like winzip.)  It will create some directories
for NumPy and put a .pth file in the Python directory so Python picks up
the path next time you run it. 

That should be all you need do.  

Stephen R. Figgins
Python DevCenter
http://www.oreillynet.com/python