If you are planning to use your own computer for this course you can find instructions for downloading and verifying the installation of the required course software here. You will need this for the first day of class so please install and test the software according to the instructions provided below.
We will be using Python 2.7.1 in this class. If you have version 2.5
or 2.6 of Python installed, you should be ok (no guarantees though), however
be sure you install the version of the PIL that goes with Python 2.5
or 2.6 respectively (see the PDF document below).
The following are all direct links to Windows installers (tested with XP). Download and install these in the order shown and accept all default settings.
You are not quite done:
Everyone should view this PDF document that
describes how to test your installation (it also contains a
bit more detailed instructions on the installation). If you don't have
access to a PDF reader I recommend the free FoxIt Reader
4.1.
Please note that while the official latest version of Python is 3.x,
do not download/install it. Version 3 of Python is
still relatively new and not fully compatible with many of the
common/useful libraries available. Most production systems will
continue to use 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7 for the foreseeable future, so this is
what you should be working with (at least in this course) to avoid
problems.