Installing Numpy Scipy Numerical for Python on Windows XP

(only intended for complete beginners on this topic… like me.)

I wanted to try using python for some data analysis that I need to do.

I spent a few hours trying to figure out what I needed and how to install it… extremely confusing between scipy and numpy and Numerica and…

Anyway, once you know what to do it is quite simple :

• Download and install Python at http://www.activestate.com/ Downloads/ActivePython
• Download and install the Numpy binary for Windows at: http://www.scipy.org/Download
• Read the Tentative Numpy Tutorial

I could not figure out how to install Numpy on Cygwin… can you help?

;)