Stimfit-x64-0.15.8BETA1-bundle.exe fails to complete installation of embedded python - workaround is available

[schloegl]

Currently the installer Stimfit-x64-0.15.8BETA1-bundle.exe [1] fails to complete the installing python, because downloading of numpy and matplotlib fails due to and ssl error [2]. In order to complete installing the embedded python, one can run the commands from the windows cmd shell.

cd c:\python27  
python -m pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org  numpy==1.16.6 
python -m pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org  matplotlib
% optionally, you can als upgrade pip 
python -m pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host pypi.python.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org  pip==20.3.4

[1] https://github.com/neurodroid/stimfit/releases/download/v0.15.8windows/Stimfit-x64-0.15.8BETA1-bundle.exe
[2] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25981703/pip-install-fails-with-connection-error-ssl-certificate-verify-failed-certi