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 Ubuntu
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 For the most part, the developers are using ubuntu. To install the required packages:
-sudo apt-get install python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib
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+    sudo apt-get install python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib
 
 clone this git repository and add it to your path:
 
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 Windows
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-On windows, we recommend the ![anaconda python distribution](http://continuum.io/downloads). We've also had luck with ![enthought](http://www.enthought.com). git clone or unzip the source to a suitable directory, and add a PYTHONPATH environment variable. 
+On windows, we recommend the ![anaconda python distribution](http://continuum.io/downloads). We've also had luck with ![enthought](http://www.enthought.com). git clone or unzip the source to a suitable directory, and add an approptiate PYTHONPATH environment variable. 
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+On windows 7 (and possibly earlier versions) there's a bug in scipy version 0.13 which tries to write very long filenmnames. Reverting to scipy 0.12 seems to do the trick:
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+    conda install scipy=0.12
 
 OSX
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