@@ -25,16 +25,13 @@ tedious, so add the directories for your default Python version to the PATH.
2525Assuming that your Python installation is in ``C:\Python27\ ``, add this to your
2626PATH::
2727
28- C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts\
28+ C:\Python27\;
2929
30- You can do this easily by running the following in `` powershell `` ::
30+ You can do this easily by running the following command ::
3131
32- [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$env:Path; C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\ Scripts\", "User")
32+ C:\Python27\Tools\ Scripts\win_add2path.py
3333
34- The second (``Scripts ``) directory receives command files when certain
35- packages are installed, so it is a very useful addition.
36- You do not need to install or configure anything else to use Python. Having
37- said that, I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries
34+ I would strongly recommend that you install the tools and libraries
3835described in the next section before you start building Python applications for
3936real-world use. In particular, you should always install Setuptools, as it
4037makes it much easier for you to use other third-party Python libraries.
@@ -52,6 +49,12 @@ your own Python software with very little work.
5249To obtain the latest version of Setuptools for Windows, run the python script
5350available here: `ez_setup.py <https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py >`_
5451
52+ You will need to another directory to your PATH, ``C:\Python27\Scripts ``, where
53+ easy_install.exe and other utilities are stored. You can do this easily by running
54+ this command again::
55+
56+ C:\Python27\Tools\Scripts\win_add2path.py
57+
5558
5659You'll now have a new command available to you: **easy_install **. It is
5760considered by many to be deprecated, so we will install its replacement:
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