RE: Python question

Posted by Yi Zhao-2 on
URL: http://quantlib.414.s1.nabble.com/RE-Python-question-tp3787.html

Hi, I am having difficult building the Quantlib-Python from the CVS
download by
 doing "python setup.py build " on the command line.
I have Visual C++ 7.1 and the python2.4 is in cygwin environment. Thanks
a lot!
Yi Zhao

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Luigi Ballabio [mailto:[hidden email]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:47 AM
> To: Travis Brady
> Cc: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [Quantlib-users] Python question
>
>
>
> On 04/14/05 19:22:15, Travis Brady wrote:
> >
> > I haven't yet started to use QuantLib, but am very curious
> to take it
> > for a spin. How does one use Quantlib from Python?
> > I'm running Win2k and Python 2.4.1, can I just run the
> Quantlib windows
> > binary?  Do I need to download something special?
>
> Travis,
> there's no binary---the Windows installer actually
> installs the  
> source tree, and you'll have to compile it. Afterwards, you
> should download  
> the QuantLib-Python bindings and compile those as well.
> You'll probably  
> need to use Visual C++ 7.1, because Python requires it since
> version 2.4. Write back if you need compilation instructions,
> but the process isn't  
> hard: for the library, open the VC7 project and compile it;
> and for the  
> Python bindings, enter the QuantLib-Python directory from the
> command line  
> and type "python setup.py build test install".
>
> Later,
> Luigi
>
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