
D
Python Scripts
This appendix provides installatio n instructions and documentation for the
Python scripts implementing the algorithms des cribed in the text. The pro-
grams were tested with 32 -bit Python 2.7 on MS Windows 7.0, and with
Python 2.7 on 32 and 6 4-bit Linux (Ubuntu 12.04).
D.1 Installation
The Pytho n interpreter is pre-installed on Mac OS and Linux. The latest
Python 2.7x can be obtained for most operating systems from http://www.
python.org/
D.1.1 Required packages
The following is a list of the Python extension packages which are impo rt
ed in
the various s cripts, together with the URLs at which they c an be obtained.
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numpy: http://www.numpy.org/ ...