Computer assignment
Installation directions for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Window 7, and Windows 10
The following 5 packages are required for PARSE:
• Python 2.7: The programming language used
• PyQt 4: The cross-platform (Win, MacOS, *nix) graphical toolkit used
• matplotlib 1.1.0: The graphing library
• NumPy 1.6.1: The numerical library used by SciPy
• SciPy 0.9.0: The scientific library used by PARSE
Note: Python 2.7 must be installed before the other packages.
The installers of these packages included with the PARSE distribution may be used.
(As a backup, they can also be downloaded from the Internet, with addresses given below.)
After installing these packages, extract PARSE.zip to any directory and double-click on
PARSE.pyw to launch the package. After the package is launched, go to “View” and make sure
all three items there are checked.
Python 2.7.2:
python-2.7.2.msi or python-2.7.2.amd64.msi
https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-272/
PyQt 4.8.5 for Python 2.7:
PyQt-Py2.7-x86-gpl-4.8.5-1.exe or PyQt-Py2.7-x64-gpl-4.8.5-1.exe
https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/download
matplotlib 1.1.0:
matplotlib-1.1.0.win32-py2.7.exe or matplotlib-1.1.0.win-amd64-py2.7.exe
http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.1.0/
NumPy 1.6.1 for Python 2.7:
numpy-1.6.1-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe
http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.6.1/
SciPy 0.9.0 for Python 2.7:
scipy-0.9.0-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe
http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/files/scipy/0.9.0/
Installation directions for Linux
The following 5 packages are required for PARSE:
• Python 2.7: The programming language used
• PyQt 4: The cross-platform (Win,MacOS,*nix) graphical toolkit used
• matplotlib 1.1.0: The graphing library
• NumPy 1.6.1: The numerical library used by SciPy
• SciPy 0.9.0: The scientific library used by PARSE
Note: Python 2.7 must be installed before the other packages.
All the required packages may be installed on Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, and 11.04 with the following
command:
$ sudo apt-get install python2.7 python-matplotlib python-numpy python-qt4 python-scipy
After installing these packages, extract PARSE.zip to any directory and double-click on
PARSE.pyw to launch the package. After the package is launched, go to “View” and make sure all
three items are checked.