I did a little writeup for setting PyVISA up in Windows. It's not exactly polished, but it can get you through the difficult bits. If you need any additional help, leave comments/questions on my blog.
http://psonghi.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/pyvisa-setup-in-windows/ > On Friday, April 01, 2011 11:29 AM Manatee wrote: > I have unpacked the PyVISA files into the Python/lib/site-packages dir > and from the IDLE GUI I get and error > > import visa > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<pyshell#25>", line 1, in <module> > import visa > ImportError: No module named visa > > > > There must be more to just putting the files in the correct directory. > Need help configuring PyVISA to work. > My ultimate goal is to control electronic instruments with Python > through visa. >> On Friday, April 01, 2011 2:05 PM GüntherDietrich wrote: >> Yes, there is more: >> >> - DON'T unpack the files into any site-packages folder. If you already >> have done it, remove them. >> - Unpack the PyVISA archive to any other folder. >> - On the command line, change into the PyVISA folder. There you should >> find - among others - the two files setup.py and setup.cfg (at least >> if you use PyVISA-1.3.tar.gz). >> - Now, it depends on what variant of python you use and want to install >> PyVISA for and on the configuration of your PYTHONPATH rsp. sys.path >> and the folders they point to. >> You can simply try: 'sudo python ./setup install' >> If you are lucky, that is it. If not, you have to decide, where the >> installation script has to put the files to. For example, for my >> python 2.6, I chose >> '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/'. In this path, >> there is a folder 'lib/site-packages', which is pointed to by >> sys.path, and where .pth files are evaluated. >> - Edit the file setup.cfg. Near the end, in section '[install]', you will >> find the line 'prefix=/usr'. Replace the '/usr' by your chosen path. >> - Save the file and retry the install (see above). >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> G??nther >>> On Friday, April 01, 2011 3:40 PM Manatee wrote: >>> . >>> >>> Well, ok, I will try some of that. But I am running window 7, not Linux. >>> The "sudo" command sounds like Linux.
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