I am trying to install numpy for python 2.7, I've downloaded the zip, unzipped it and was expecting a Windows download file (.exe), but there isn't one. Which of these files do I use to install it? I tried running the setup.py file but don't seem to be getting anywhere.
Thanks!!!
There is .exe file in SourceForge. This is this link below: http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.9.1/numpy-1.9.1-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe/download
Python on Windows, including rather complex science/math/statistics package builds? It should just work? Seriously, use a third-party distribution! There are plenty and they only exist as of the hassle you were observing.
While the other two answers are "okay", it would recommend another approach. Especially for the common Windows user the following approach is easy to maintain and easy to reproduce.
Let me quote from the SciPy website:
For most users, especially on Windows and Mac, the easiest way to install the packages of the SciPy stack is to download one of these Python distributions, which includes all the key packages:
[a list of Python distributions]
As you can see, people having experience with this topic tend to recommend using a third-party Python distribution.
I have so far used ActivePython, but Anaconda also appears to be a well-maintained project.
Whichever you take: it comes as a nice Windows installer and will give you a seamless Python experience.
You can find a very well maintained list of Python Libraries (including numpy) for Windows at this Homepage: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
Wasted a lot of time trying to install on Windows from various binaries and installers, which all seemed to install a broken version, until I found that this worked: navigate to the python install directory and do python .\site-packages\pip install numpy
