installation

Author: Kenneth Reitz

docs/installation.rst

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-Properly Installing Python 
+Properly Installing Python
 ==========================
 
 Mac OS X
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 Package Manager
 ---------------
 
-While Snow Leopard comes with a large number of UNIX utilities, those 
-familiar with Linux systems will notice one key component missing: a 
+While Snow Leopard comes with a large number of UNIX utilities, those
+familiar with Linux systems will notice one key component missing: a
 package manager. Mxcl's *Homebrew* is the answer.
 
 To install Homebrew, simply run: ::
 
     $ ruby -e "$(curl -fsS http://gist.github.com/raw/323731/install_homebrew.rb)"
 
 
-It's basic commands are **update**, **install**, and **remove**. 
+It's basic commands are **update**, **install**, and **remove**.
 
 .. man brew
 
 
-
-Python Interpreter
-------------------
-
 And we can now install Python 2.7: ::
 
     $ brew install python --framework
 
 
-The ``--framework`` option tells Homebrew to compile a Framework-style Python build, rather than a UNIX-style build. The outdated version of Python that Snow Leopard comes packaged with 
-is built as a Framework, so this helps avoid some future module installation 
-bugs. 
+The ``--framework`` option tells Homebrew to compile a Framework-style Python build, rather than a UNIX-style build. The outdated version of Python that Snow Leopard comes packaged with
+is built as a Framework, so this helps avoid some future module installation
+bugs.
+
+*Don't forget to update your environment PATH.*
+
+
+Building From Source
+--------------------
+
 
-*Don't forget to update your environment PATH.* 
 
 
 Distribute & Pip
 ----------------
 
-*Distribute* is a fantastic drop-in replacement for *easy_install* and 
-*setuptools*. It allows you to install and manage python packages from 
-pypi.python.org, amongst a few other sources. It also plays well with 
-*virtualenv* and user-enviornments. 
+*Distribute* is a fantastic drop-in replacement for *easy_install* and
+*setuptools*. It allows you to install and manage python packages from
+pypi.python.org, amongst a few other sources. It also plays well with
+*virtualenv* and user-enviornments.
 
-**easy_install** is considered by many to be a deprecated system, so we 
-will install it's replacement: **pip**. Pip allows for uninstallation 
+**easy_install** is considered by many to be a deprecated system, so we
+will install it's replacement: **pip**. Pip allows for uninstallation
 of packages, and is actively maintained, unlike setuptool's easy_install.
 
 To install *pip* and Distribute's *easy_install*:
 
 If you have homebrew: ::
 
     $ brew install pip
-    
+
 ...And, if you're a masochist: ::
 
     $ curl -O http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py
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-Prerequisites: 
+Prerequisites:
 --------------
 
 * Python2.7 (x86) from Python.org
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 **Distribute** is a fantastic drop-in replacement for **easy_install** and **setuptools**. It allows you to install and manage python packages from PyPi, amongst a few other sources.
 
-To install it, run the python script available here: 
+To install it, run the python script available here:
   <http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py>
 
 Make sure that ```C:\Python27\```, and  ```C:\Python27\Scripts``` are in your PATH.