[Numpy-discussion] [SciPy-user] Getting started wiki page

[Ryan Krauss]

You can add the -pylab switch to the desktop shortcut under Windows.
I had created a Windows IPython installer that automatically creates a
second entry under Start > All Programs > IPython
that includes the -pylab -p scipy option.  You can download my
installer from here:
http://www.siue.edu/~rkrauss/ipython-0.7.3.svn.win32.exe
but as the name implies it is 0.7.3 which is quite old.  Ville said he
was going to put this in the standard windows executable from now on.

Ryan

On 5/12/07, Gael Varoquaux <gael.varoquaux at normalesup.org> wrote:
> On Sat, May 12, 2007 at 12:12:21PM -0600, Fernando Perez wrote:
> >  Thanks a lot for putting time into this, which is extremely useful to
> >  newcomers.
>
> I got bored of always explaining the same things to project students :->.
>
> > I think it would be best to start with the -pylab approach from the
> > start.  You can mention that -pylab is only needed if you want
> > plotting and requires matplotlib.
>
> I think you are right. The biggest problem is that (at least with the
> enthon python distribution) there is no icon under windows to start
> ipython with the "-pylab" switch, and many people have no clue what we
> are talking about. I change as you suggested, though.
>
>     Gaël
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