Also, Adam, I found my Version 3 <https://github.com/archesproject/arches/wiki/Installing-Dependencies-on-Windows#shapely> link on this forum, I am pretty sure, in looking for help with installation.
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM, Anne Millington <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you! I do have yarn installed, and do not have bower or shapely, so > somehow I stumbled onto the right path. I am uninstalling Python 3.6.4 as > we speak, and will go from there. > > Your clarification is extremely helpful, and I am so happy to get this > support! > > Onward! > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 8:31 AM, Adam Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Anne, thanks for posting! As Jeff says, the short answer to your >> specific issues is that you do need to use Python 2.7.x. Arches is not >> compatible with Python 3, and the error you encountered is a direct >> reflection of that. >> >> As for the documentation, I appreciate the opportunity to clarify this, >> especially because we have had to shuffle the documentation around a bit >> over the last couple of releases, but things are very much settled down now. >> >> Your Version 1 <http://arches4.readthedocs.io/en/latest/overview/> is >> actually the "latest" documentation (note the full URL), which is >> up-to-date with the in-development code in the arches main repo. Version >> 2 >> <https://arches.readthedocs.io/en/stable/requirements-and-dependencies/> is >> the "stable" version of the documentation, which is the latest stable >> release (4.1.0) and the one that you should use. However, and this is >> important, *please use arches.readthedocs.io >> <http://arches.readthedocs.io>, instead of arches4.readthedoc.io >> <http://arches4.readthedoc.io>*. The content is actually exactly the >> same at those domains, but we'd like to begin referring to only the >> arches.readthedocs.io url. Version 3 >> <https://github.com/archesproject/arches/wiki/Installing-Dependencies-on-Windows#shapely> >> really >> is a remnant of the past; I removed it from the side-bar index of the wiki, >> but I didn't delete the page itself. I have found a link to it here >> http://arches.readthedocs.io/en/4.0.1/installation/#dependencies (which >> I'll fix presently) but is there somewhere else that you came across a link >> to it? I'd like to correct any old references (which includes editing old >> forum posts). >> >> A quick explanation of the differences in documentation that you noticed: >> Bower is used in the stable release of Arches (4.1), but has since been >> replaced by Yarn, which is why you see Yarn documented in the "latest" >> version and Bower in the "stable" version. The need for Shapely was removed >> from Arches just before the 4.1 release, which is why that is not mentioned >> in the "stable" version, but it is in the wiki page that is linked in the >> 4.0.1 documentation. >> >> Final note: when viewing arches.readthedocs.io, you can easily switch >> between documentation for different Arches releases (going back to version >> 2.1) in the bottom left-hand corner of the page. Stable will always be the >> same as the most recent release (4.1.0 right now). >> >> >> Again, thanks for asking for clarification, and I'll be posting soon with >> an update to the post that is currently pinned to the forum to explain >> documentation: https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic >> /archesproject/UYdiTtejKfY >> >> Adam >> >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 6:09 PM, Anne Millington <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am new to Arches and to the group, and have been trying bravely to use >>> the provided documentation to answer questions, but I have hit a bit of a >>> snag. >>> >>> I am attempting to install in a Windows Server 2012 environment. I used >>> these instructions which I will call Version 1 >>> <http://arches4.readthedocs.io/en/latest/overview/>, and with some >>> finagling successfully negotiated all the steps till I got to the actual >>> installation of Arches. I finally install Python 3.6.4, because I was >>> having trouble installing pip. All went well from there, and I have my >>> virtual environment ready for Arches. Upon issuing the command, I got this >>> error: >>> >>> >>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eDsLXWbgZkg/Wqr6GFXpQZI/AAAAAAAAGyM/27zbgof71GITv0WtiLUu1V2EjhpPkOBOACLcBGAs/s1600/Capture.PNG> >>> >>> >>> >>> In researching the problem, I find there are at least three versions of >>> the installation documentation, with some differences that might be >>> relevant. Version 2 >>> <https://arches.readthedocs.io/en/stable/requirements-and-dependencies/> >>> requires >>> bower, and Version 3 >>> <https://github.com/archesproject/arches/wiki/Installing-Dependencies-on-Windows#shapely> >>> references >>> git and shapely. The Version 1 set of instructions I was using mention >>> none of those. Could something like this be the source of my error? >>> >>> I am thinking I should backtrack and follow Version 3 to have the most >>> current docs to guide my install. Further, I wonder if I should try again >>> to install pip using Python 2.7.x, as that is your recommendation. >>> >>> Any assistance highly appreciated! >>> >>> <https://arches.readthedocs.io/en/stable/requirements-and-dependencies/> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- To post, send email to [email protected]. To >>> unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. >>> For more information, visit https://groups.google.com/d/fo >>> rum/archesproject?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Arches Project" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- -- To post, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]. 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