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

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

OK, control-0.5b.tar.gz is up on the SourceForge site.

-richard

On 14 Feb 2012, at 22:06 , Richard Murray wrote:

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