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2 new commits in yt:

https://bitbucket.org/yt_analysis/yt/commits/df73c541f1ab/
Changeset:   df73c541f1ab
Branch:      yt
User:        ngoldbaum
Date:        2017-04-11 19:03:30+00:00
Summary:     Split off pip and source installation in install instructions
Affected #:  1 file

diff -r 2fd33a133cc39a889a72a6285a47cca8f01ebf3c -r df73c541f1ab763ea9c24360969474a6202e8011 doc/source/installing.rst
--- a/doc/source/installing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/installing.rst
@@ -416,8 +416,19 @@
 
 .. _source-installation:
 
-Installing yt Using ``pip`` or From Source
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Installing yt Using ``pip``
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+If you already have a python installation that you manage using ``pip`` you can
+install the latest release of yt by doing::
+
+  $ pip install yt
+
+If you do not have root access you may need to append ``--user`` to install to a
+location in your home folder.
+
+Installing yt from source
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -432,28 +443,20 @@
 - A C compiler such as ``gcc`` or ``clang``
 - ``Python 2.7``, ``Python 3.4``, or ``Python 3.5``
 
-In addition, building yt from source requires several python packages
+In addition, building yt from source requires ``numpy`` and ``cython``
 which can be installed with ``pip``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  $ pip install numpy matplotlib cython sympy
+  $ pip install numpy cython
 
 You may also want to install some of yt's optional dependencies, including
 ``jupyter``, ``h5py`` (which in turn depends on the HDF5 library), ``scipy``, or
 ``astropy``,
 
-From here, you can use ``pip`` (which comes with ``Python``) to install the
-latest stable version of yt:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-  $ pip install yt
-
-The source code for yt may be found at the Bitbucket project site and can also
-be utilized for installation. If you prefer to install the development version
-of yt instead of the latest stable release, you will need ``mercurial`` to clone
-the official repo:
+The source code for yt may be found on Bitbucket. If you prefer to install the
+development version of yt instead of the latest stable release, you will need
+``mercurial`` to clone the official repo:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -476,10 +479,10 @@
 ``$HOME/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/`` on OSX) Please refer to
 the ``setuptools`` documentation for the additional options.
 
-If you are unable to locate the ``yt`` executable (i.e. ``yt version`` failes),
-then you likely need to add the ``$HOME/.local/bin`` (or the equivalent on your
-OS) to your PATH. Some linux distributions do not include this directory in the
-default search path.
+If you are unable to locate the ``yt`` executable (i.e. executing ``yt version``
+at the bash command line fails), then you likely need to add the
+``$HOME/.local/bin`` (or the equivalent on your OS) to your PATH. Some linux
+distributions do not include this directory in the default search path.
 
 If you choose this installation method, you do not need to run any activation
 script since this will install yt into your global python environment.
@@ -494,9 +497,9 @@
   $ hg update yt
   $ python setup.py develop --user --prefix=
 
-As above, you can leave off ``--user --prefix=`` if you want to install yt into the default
-package install path.  If you do not have write access for this location, you
-might need to use ``sudo``.
+As above, you can leave off ``--user --prefix=`` if you want to install yt into
+the default package install path.  If you do not have write access for this
+location, you might need to use ``sudo``.
 
 Build errors with ``setuptools`` or ``distribute``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


https://bitbucket.org/yt_analysis/yt/commits/b4778e16e503/
Changeset:   b4778e16e503
Branch:      yt
User:        ngoldbaum
Date:        2017-04-14 15:35:43+00:00
Summary:     Merged in ngoldbaum/yt (pull request #2578)

Split off pip and source installation in install instructions

Approved-by: Kacper Kowalik <xarthisius.kk at gmail.com>
Approved-by: John ZuHone <jzuhone at gmail.com>
Affected #:  1 file

diff -r 9e28781295713809bb59bbc01d5ad1b841aab675 -r b4778e16e503805e693cd14f4829e45e5184f062 doc/source/installing.rst
--- a/doc/source/installing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/installing.rst
@@ -416,8 +416,19 @@
 
 .. _source-installation:
 
-Installing yt Using ``pip`` or From Source
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Installing yt Using ``pip``
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+
+If you already have a python installation that you manage using ``pip`` you can
+install the latest release of yt by doing::
+
+  $ pip install yt
+
+If you do not have root access you may need to append ``--user`` to install to a
+location in your home folder.
+
+Installing yt from source
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -432,28 +443,20 @@
 - A C compiler such as ``gcc`` or ``clang``
 - ``Python 2.7``, ``Python 3.4``, or ``Python 3.5``
 
-In addition, building yt from source requires several python packages
+In addition, building yt from source requires ``numpy`` and ``cython``
 which can be installed with ``pip``:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  $ pip install numpy matplotlib cython sympy
+  $ pip install numpy cython
 
 You may also want to install some of yt's optional dependencies, including
 ``jupyter``, ``h5py`` (which in turn depends on the HDF5 library), ``scipy``, or
 ``astropy``,
 
-From here, you can use ``pip`` (which comes with ``Python``) to install the
-latest stable version of yt:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-  $ pip install yt
-
-The source code for yt may be found at the Bitbucket project site and can also
-be utilized for installation. If you prefer to install the development version
-of yt instead of the latest stable release, you will need ``mercurial`` to clone
-the official repo:
+The source code for yt may be found on Bitbucket. If you prefer to install the
+development version of yt instead of the latest stable release, you will need
+``mercurial`` to clone the official repo:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
@@ -476,10 +479,10 @@
 ``$HOME/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages/`` on OSX) Please refer to
 the ``setuptools`` documentation for the additional options.
 
-If you are unable to locate the ``yt`` executable (i.e. ``yt version`` failes),
-then you likely need to add the ``$HOME/.local/bin`` (or the equivalent on your
-OS) to your PATH. Some linux distributions do not include this directory in the
-default search path.
+If you are unable to locate the ``yt`` executable (i.e. executing ``yt version``
+at the bash command line fails), then you likely need to add the
+``$HOME/.local/bin`` (or the equivalent on your OS) to your PATH. Some linux
+distributions do not include this directory in the default search path.
 
 If you choose this installation method, you do not need to run any activation
 script since this will install yt into your global python environment.
@@ -494,9 +497,9 @@
   $ hg update yt
   $ python setup.py develop --user --prefix=
 
-As above, you can leave off ``--user --prefix=`` if you want to install yt into the default
-package install path.  If you do not have write access for this location, you
-might need to use ``sudo``.
+As above, you can leave off ``--user --prefix=`` if you want to install yt into
+the default package install path.  If you do not have write access for this
+location, you might need to use ``sudo``.
 
 Build errors with ``setuptools`` or ``distribute``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Repository URL: https://bitbucket.org/yt_analysis/yt/

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