Thanks for the help Dan. Ok. So I installed pysparse using the exe file and fipy using the exe file again. I then tested fipy and found 8 failures among the 488 tests. The error message for all the failures was *'gmsh' is not recognized as an internal or external command*. I suppose this has something to do with the gmsh module and relates to irregular meshing. Is there a way to fix it? Is it absolutely essential to fix it?
Thanks Ram Balachandran. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Daniel Wheeler <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Ram Balachandran > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am new to python and hence pardon me if the questions are too > elementary. > > I have EPD 6.3.1 installed on my windows-32 bit machine. > > Nothing wrong with your questions. > > > I am trying to install PySparse (on my windows 32-bit) and I downloaded > the > > pysparse-1.1_rc1.win32-py2.6.exe file and ran it. I don't understand how > the > > exe file works. How is this different from running the setup.py file that > > comes with unzipping the tar.gz files in the sourceforge.net website. > > It is similar to running "python setup.py install", but the the ".exe" > installer has prebuilt binaries so that you don't have to compile from > source, which is generally involved process. The end result should be > the same, a working copy of pysparse in site-packages. > > > I > > tried 'import pysparse' at the interpreter command line and it worked > fine. > > Does that mean that I am good to go and can start using Pysparse. > > Well, that is definitely a good sign. Try running the fipy tests and > see. When you unpack fipy go into to the directory in which you > unpacked it and run "python setup.py test". You will get some errors, > because of some missing dependencies, but most of the examples should > pass. If pysparse isn't working then virtually all the examples will > fail. Or simply write a toy 1D diffusion problem in FiPy and run it > and see if it solves. > > > If not, > > how do I test pysparse to make sure that everything is alright. > > > > When I download the pysparse-1.1.1.tar.gz file and unzip it I see a ton > of > > folders that don't get generated when I run the executable. The > instructions > > for installation appear complex too. Can someone throw some light on it. > > Your help will be greatly appreciated. > > See if FiPy works, probably the best way to know. Don't worry about > the "tar.gz" if you have already installed with the the ".exe". > > Cheers > > -- > Daniel Wheeler > >
