[python-control-discuss] easily downloading and installing v. 0.5b

[Ryan K. <rk...@si...>]

I am going to demonstrate using python-control in my class tomorrow.
We are finally at a point where my students need it for homework.  Is
there a snapshot of v. 0.5b that can be downloaded somewhere?  My
students will need things to work without slycot.

They will need an easy way to download and install 0.5b.  Some of them
are reluctant Python users who won't know how to download and install
the latest source from svn (we may lose them to another control design
software if we don't help them - you know which one I speak of - the
horror!).

I can use distutils to make tarballs, zip files, and windows
installers from whatever is on my harddrive, but I don't know if that
is best or necessary.

Further, some of my students will be working on university computers
where they won't have the ability to install the module on the C
drive.  I think the best solution for them will be to basically create
a folder in the directory where they are working on their homework
called "control" and copying everything in the "src" folder into that
directory.  Is there a way to make distutils create a windows
installer for this situation?

Thanks,

Ryan


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Ryan Krauss, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville