Installing Python-Markdown
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Checking Dependencies
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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 install that if you don't already have it and it's available for your
system.

The East Way
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The simplest way to install Python-Markdown is by using SetupTools. As and
Admin/Root user on your system do:

    easy_install ElementTree
    easy_install Markdown

That's it, your done.

Installing on Windows
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Download the Windows installer (.exe) from PyPI:

<http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Markdown>

Doubleclick the file and follow the instructions.

If you preffer 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 commandline script, you need to make sure your
script directory is on your system path. On a typical Python install on Windows
the Scripts directory is `C:\Python25\Scripts\`. Adjust according to your 
system and add that to your system path.

Installing on *nix Sytems
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From the command line do the following:

    wget http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/M/Markdown/markdown-2.0.tar.gz
    tar xvzf markdown-2.0.tar.gz
    cd markdown-2.0/
    sudo python setup.py install