diff --git a/doc/source/install.rst b/doc/source/install.rst index 4ff63d59024b2..e3667221e5166 100644 --- a/doc/source/install.rst +++ b/doc/source/install.rst @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cross platform distribution for data analysis and scientific computing. This is the recommended installation method for most users. Instructions for installing from source, -`PyPI `__, various Linux distributions, or a +`PyPI `__, `ActivePython `__, various Linux distributions, or a `development version `__ are also provided. Python version support @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Installing pandas .. _install.anaconda: -Installing pandas with Anaconda -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Installing with Anaconda +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installing pandas and the rest of the `NumPy `__ and `SciPy `__ stack can be a little @@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ that folder). .. _install.miniconda: -Installing pandas with Miniconda -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Installing with Miniconda +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The previous section outlined how to get pandas installed as part of the `Anaconda `__ distribution. @@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ pandas can be installed via pip from pip install pandas +Installing with ActivePython +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Installation instructions for `ActivePython `__ can be found `here `__. Installing using your Linux distribution's package manager. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ Installing from source See the :ref:`contributing documentation ` for complete instructions on building from the git source tree. Further, see :ref:`creating a development environment ` if you wish to create a *pandas* development environment. Running the test suite -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +---------------------- pandas is equipped with an exhaustive set of unit tests, covering about 97% of the codebase as of this writing. To run it on your machine to verify that @@ -299,5 +303,5 @@ Optional Dependencies Without the optional dependencies, many useful features will not work. Hence, it is highly recommended that you install these. A packaged - distribution like `Anaconda `__, or `Enthought Canopy + distribution like `Anaconda `__, `ActivePython `__, or `Enthought Canopy `__ may be worth considering.