Sorry then, I'm afraid I'm out of (simple ideas). Out of curiosity, I tried to install Python 2.7.2 and numpy 1.6.1 on a Windows 7 computer and it worked just fine, so it must be something with your specific setup...
-=- Olivier 2012/1/27 William McLendon <wcmc...@gmail.com> > Yup, it's 32-bit python: > Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] > on win32 > Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. > >>> > > I've only got one python instance installed here :D > > Here's where I got the numpy installer, > http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.6.1/, as far as I can > tell this should be the right place. > > Python has been installed on this system for a while and it's been > rebooted numerous times, I can't imagine that it wouldn't be there. > Matplotlib's installer had no trouble finding Python. > > Thanks! > -William > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 4:55 AM, Olivier Delalleau <sh...@keba.be> wrote: > >> It seems weird that it wouldn't work, as this is a pretty standard setup. >> Here's a few ideas of things to check: >> - Double-check it's really 32 bit Python (checking sys.maxint) >> - Is there another Python installation that may cause some conflicts? >> - Did you download the numpy superpack from the official website? >> - Reboot >> >> Unlikely to be helpful, but I can't think of something else right now :/ >> >> -=- Olivier >> >> 2012/1/27 William McLendon <wcmc...@gmail.com> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I am trying to install NumPy (using >>> numpy-1.6.1-win32-superpack-python2.7) on a Windows 7 machine that has >>> 32-bit Python 2.7 installed on it using the latest installer >>> (python-2.7.2.msi). Python is installed into the default location, >>> C:\Python27, and as far as I can tell the registry knows about it -- or at >>> least the windows uninstaller in the control panel does... >>> >>> The installation fails because the NumPy installer cannot find the >>> Python installation. I am then prompted with a screen that should allow me >>> to type in the location of my python installation, but the text-boxes where >>> I should type this do not allow input so I'm kind of stuck. >>> >>> I did look into trying to build from source, but I don't have a C >>> compiler on this system so setup.py died a horrible death. I'd prefer to >>> avoid having to install Visual C++ Express on this system. >>> >>> Does anyone have any suggestions that might be helpful? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> -William >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >>> NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org >>> http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NumPy-Discussion mailing list >> NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org >> http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > NumPy-Discussion mailing list > NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org > http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > >
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