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

[Richard M. <mu...@cd...>]

I'll try to generate a 0.5b snapshot tonight and put it up on source forge.  I haven't done a windows installer before, so not sure about that part.

-richard

On 14 Feb 2012, at 21:32 , Ryan Krauss wrote:

> 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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> Mechanical Engineering
> Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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