Adding More Python Modules
Installing python libraries can be a complicated process for our use. Out in the world the default expectation is that one can use your system package manager or _pip_ to install packages straight from curated repositories. Of course, we don't have Internet access so that strategy it out.
Goals
Add new functionality by adding more modules
Installing modules to the system location makes them available to all users
Verify compatibility
Any *native* modules, as in modules that contain code that is not just python, but C and C++ components that are expected to be compiled to native machine code, need to be built for out specific environment.
- Windows
- 32-bit
- python 2.7
Resources
Our base python distribution came from enthought. It may be possible to get package updates from them. We need to have an account, whcih should be free for educational use
This guy also maintains some native modules.