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Merged Joseph Weston requested to merge installation-instructions into master
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@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ language. If you are using a GNU/Linux operating system this should already be
installed on your computer.
If you are using Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows you will need to install a
Python distribution yourself. Details of how to do this are in the "Quick
Install" section of the corresponding platform.
Python distribution yourself. Details of how to do this are in the
installation instructions of the corresponding platform.
**Kwant version 1.2 and newer requires at least Python 3.4**.
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ The fingerprint of the key is 5229 9057 FAD7 9965 3C4F 088A C3F1 47F5 980F
Mac OS X
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Pre-built packages for Max OS X exist for the ``conda`` package
manager, which is a part of the `Anaconda` Python distribution.
`Pre-built packages <#conda>`_ for Max OS X exist for the ``conda`` package
manager, which is a part of the ``Anaconda`` Python distribution.
Using ``conda`` is the recommended way to install Kwant on Mac OS X.
If you do not want to use the ``conda`` packages, you can always install Kwant
using `pip`_. Or by directly building `from source`_.
using `pip`_. Or by directly `building from source`_.
We previously maintained Homebrew and Macports packages for Kwant, but due to
effort required to keep them up to date we have dropped support for these
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ dependencies so that you can use the `IPython notebook <http://ipython.org/noteb
``conda``
---------
``conda`` is the package manager for the Anaconda Python distribution, and
Kwant currently has packages for GNU/Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
``conda`` is the package manager for the Anaconda Python distribution.
Kwant currently has ``conda`` packages for GNU/Linux and Mac OS X platforms.
1. Download the Python 3.6 verision of `Anaconda <https://www.continuum.io/downloads>`_ for
your platform and install it.
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