Installing the RO Python Package

See the Overview for a summary of the RO package.

Prerequisites

• Python 2.6 or later (with Tkinter if using any widget-related components of this package)
• numpy
• matplotlib (optional: used by RO.Wdg.StripChartWdg)
• astropy or pyfits (optional: used by RO.DS9)
• PIL or Pillow (optional: used by RO.Wdg.GrayImageWdg)
• pip (optional, but makes installation easier)
• pygame, including pygame.mixer (optional: used by RO.Sound to play sound files)
• twisted framework (optional: used by some classes in RO.Comm)

Installation

If you have pip (you may have to use sudo or run as root):

% pip install RO

If you prefer, you may manually download it from PyPI or github and run:

% python setup.py install

or, since RO is pure python, simply copy the RO directory to site-packages.

Installation for use withe eups

If you are wish to manage RO with the eups package management then install RO as follows (instead of using the above instructions):

• Download the RO package from PyPI or github
• Unpack it
• Move the unpacked directory where you wish to leave it
• cd into the main directory of the unpacked package (named ROPackage)
• $ eups declare -r . RO version (where version matches the version you downloaded)

Notes

• The code is presently pure python, though that may not always be so.
• This code is provided "as is". Much of the code is quite well tested and is used daily, but some is not.
• I cannot provide much technical support but am always happy to receive bug reports and patches.
• The ups directory is for use with a package manager called eups; non-eups users can safely ignore it.