https://sourceforge.net/p/winpython/wiki/WPPM/Recent changes to WPPMenMon, 30 Oct 2017 08:13:54 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/winpython/wiki/WPPM/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v1 +++ v2 @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +now maintained at https://github.com/winpython/winpython/wiki/WPPM + +Legacy version below: + + ## Key features WinPython is a portable distribution of Python. In other words, even if it provides a working Python environment, WinPython does **not** install Python on your machine. As a consequence, it's not possible to install packages using standard Python installers (these installers will look for Python in Windows registry and won't find it). </pre> </div>stonebigMon, 30 Oct 2017 08:13:54 -0000https://sourceforge.net513dc3a8c1c499f48393f21016bc0ffc866c21b5https://sourceforge.net/p/winpython/wiki/WPPM/<div class="markdown_content"><h2 id="key-features">Key features</h2> <p>WinPython is a portable distribution of Python. In other words, even if it provides a working Python environment, WinPython does <strong>not</strong> install Python on your machine. As a consequence, it's not possible to install packages using standard Python installers (these installers will look for Python in Windows registry and won't find it). </p> <p>That's why I wrote the WinPython Package Manager (WPPM), a Python program handling package managing tasks (install, uninstall or upgrade packages) for a portable Python distribution. </p> <p>WPPM currently supports the following Python package formats: </p> <ul> <li>Standard executable installers: <a class="" href="http://docs.python.org/distutils/builtdist.html#creating-windows-installers" rel="nofollow">distutils wininst</a> (installer filename has the form: <code>foo-1.0.win32-py2.7.exe</code>) </li> <li>Standard source distributions<span>[1]</span>: <a class="" href="http://docs.python.org/distutils/sourcedist.html" rel="nofollow">distutils sdist</a> (archive filename has the form: <code>foo-1.0.tar.gz</code>) -- but <strong>only for pure-Python packages</strong></li> </ul> <p><span>[1]</span> This feature was implemented in WPPM v0.2dev included in WinPython v2.7.3.0beta3 </p> <h2 id="get-python-packages">Get Python packages</h2> <p>The main website for finding and downloading Python packages is obviously <a class="" href="http://pypi.python.org/pypi" rel="nofollow">PyPI</a>, the Python Package Index. </p> <p>Please note that Christoph Gohlke's <a class="" href="http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/" rel="nofollow">Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages</a> provides tons of ready-to-install distutils packages. </p> <h2 id="wppm-gui-frontend">WPPM GUI frontend</h2> <p>WPPM has a GUI frontend which is known as the <a class="" href="/p/winpython/wiki/ControlPanel/">WinPython Control Panel</a>. </p></div>AnonymousSat, 21 Dec 2013 15:47:06 -0000https://sourceforge.netff00c7de9a97ca5bdb2a8602c508f1e01a156fc9