Latest Version: 0.9.6.2

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This documentation does not refer to the most recent version of Pylons. Current Documentation

Installing Pylons

First, please note that Python 2.3 users on Windows will need to install subprocess.exe before beginning the installation.

Then, if you want to install Pylons system-wide (you'll need root access) so it can be used by everyone:

  1. Download the easy install file from http://pylonshq.com/files/ez_setup.py
  2. python ez_setup.py -f http://pylonshq.com/download/ "Pylons==0.8.2"

Or if you'd like to use a custom installation location, follow the steps there, then install Pylons as shown above. Reading the Easy Install documentation can be useful to determine if you'd prefer system-wide installation or not.

If you already have Easy Install installed, you can install Pylons with a single command:
easy_install "Pylons==0.8.2"

All Windows users should read the section Post install tweaks for Windows after installation.

For a full installation including some cutting edge optional extras:

``python ez_setup.py -f http://pylonshq.com/download/ "Pylons[test,pudge,kid,cheetah]==0.8.2"``

Upgrading

For absolutely the latest version (or to upgrade to the latest) run:

easy_install -U Pylons

Living on the Cutting Edge

Not satisfied with the latest release? Want to be on the cutting edge or work with Pylons source code? Feel free to get involved with Pylons and work with the latest development version.

Packaging Note

The versions of Cheetah, docutils, elementtree, nose and just about everything else has been slightly modified by James Gardner so that they support setuptools and Python 2.3 and can automatically be installed by easy_install. Some of these packages have installation instructions which might require manual tweaking. If you plan to use the packages outside Pylons you may prefer to install them manually yourself to be 100% confident that they are setup correctly although the Pylons team haven't spotted any problems yet and they appear to work perfectly.

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