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@@ -1,75 +1,8 @@ Installing Python-Markdown ========================== -Checking Dependencies ---------------------- - -Python-Markdown requires the ElementTree module to be installed. In Python2.5+ -ElementTree is included as part of the standard library. For earlier versions -of Python, open a Python shell and type the following: - - >>> import cElementTree - >>> import ElementTree - -If at least one of those does not generate any errors, then you have a working -copy of ElementTree installed on your system. As cElementTree is faster, you -may want to install that if you don't already have it and it's available for -your system. - -See <http://effbot.org/zone/element-index.htm> for more information or to -download the latest version of ElementTree. - -The Easy Way ------------- - As an Admin/Root user on your system do: pip install markdown -or - - easy_install markdown - -Installing on Windows ---------------------- - -Download the Windows installer (.exe) from PyPI: -<http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown> - -Double-click the file and follow the instructions. - -If you prefer to manually install Python-Markdown in Windows, download the -Zip file, unzip it, and on the command line in the directory you unzipped to: - - python setup.py install - -If you plan to use the provided command line script, you need to make sure your -script directory is on your system path. On a typical Python install of Windows -the Scripts directory is `C:\Python25\Scripts\`. Adjust according to your -system and add that to your system path. - -Installing on *nix Systems --------------------------- - -From the command line do the following (where 2.x is the version number): - - wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/Markdown/Markdown-2.x.tar.gz - tar xvzf Markdown-2.x.tar.gz - cd markdown-2.x/ - sudo python setup.py install - -See [PyPI](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown) for all available versions. - -Using the Git Repository ------------------------- - -If you're the type that likes to live on the edge, you may want to keep up with -the latest additions and bug fixes in the repository between releases. -Python-Markdown is maintained in a Git repository on github.com. To -get a copy of Python-Markdown from the repository do the following from the -command line: - - git clone git://github.com/waylan/Python-Markdown.git python-markdown - cd python-markdown - python setup.py install - +Or for more specific instructions, view the documentation in `docs/install.txt`. |