Support Software for stsci_python

Where to get supporting packages

Here are links to where you can download various supporting packages. The version number in parentheses is the version that we tested with; later versions are usually ok.

Python (2.5)

Web site: http://python.org/
Download: http://python.org/download/
Our software does not yet work in python 2.6 or python 3.0.
Install readline, Tcl, and Tk before you install Python.

Tcl/Tk (8.4)

Web site: http://www.tcl.tk/
Download: http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/download.html
Install Tcl first, then TK.

IRAF (2.14)

Web site: http://iraf.noao.edu/
Install documentation is at http://iraf.noao.edu/docs/igsm.html

readline (5.2)

Web site: http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
Download: ftp://ftp.cwru.edu/pub/bash/

STSDAS / TABLES (3.11)

Web site: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/stsdas
Download: http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/stsdas/download

Numpy (1.3 or later)

Web site: http://numpy.org/

Pmw (1.3.2)

Web site: http://pmw.sourceforge.net/
Windows installer from stsci: http://stsdas.stsci.edu/download/stsci_python_2.7/Pmw-1.3.2.win32.exe

urwid (0.9.7.1) (optional)

Web site: http://excess.org/urwid/

ipython (0.8.1) (optional)

Web site: http://ipython.scipy.org/
Download: http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/Download

matplotlib (0.90, 0.98) (optional)

Web site: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80706


Questions? Contact help@stsci.edu