Installation Procedures with Python links from [[:installation_notes|Installation notes]] \\ ===== Python 2.7 ===== As a minimum, this installation of the TELEMAC-MASCARET system requires the Python scripting language installed on your computer (standard [[http://www.python.org|Python 2.7]]). As of version v6p3 any version of Python 2.7 will do (from 2.7.0 to 2.7.5). If you are not yet at a stage of using the TELEMAC-MASCARET system in its parallel mode and you do not need to re-write parts of the scientific Fortran code to include specificities of your own application, Python is all you need. \\ Here is the free solution depending on your operating system: \\ * Python comes default on many of the latest Linux and Unix operating systems. We recommend that you use [[http://www.python.org|Python 2.7]]. Scripts may not work otherwise. To check if Python is correctly installed, just type the following in a terminal console: :''$> python -V'' :: ... if you see an error message stating something like "command not found", you need to double-check or install Python. \\ * On MS Windows operating system, you have to download the msi file (self install program) provided from the Python website for both 32bit and 64bit operating systems. [[http://www.python.org|Python 2.7]] is compatible with MS Windows XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and MS Windows 7. Once installed, please make sure that Python is accessible to you. Just type the following in a DOS command windows: :''\> python -V'' :: ... if you see an error message stating something like "'python' is not recognized as an internal or external command", you need to double-check or install Python.