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LXML: Installation simplified

Its easy.., but sometimes it is troublesome with the installation of lxml module of Django. Here is the simplified steps to do it: Step 1>Download easy installer from this link -(Ok!, if you have already),  the "setuptools-0.6c11.win32-py2.6.exe" file. or search-> easy installer for python. Step 2>Download lxml.egg from this link Step 3> To install,just type the following: easy_install lxml.egg(this should be at the command window at the directory where lxml.egg lies->you can open command window by holding the shift key and then clicking on the right mouse button and then choosing from the context menu). The easiest method: download lxml.exe from here and simply install it your way..!!

Pip and its installation on windows

The python software pip is a replacement for *easy_install*  .One may say it as a wrapper for easy_install, and indeed it is. It is used mainly to provide installation for python packages. First method: Step 1>Download the last easy installer for Windows that fits your installed python version: (download the .exe at the bottom of http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools ). Install it. Step 2> Add c:\Python2x\Scripts to the Windows path (replace Python2x with the correct directory) Step 3> Open a new (!) DOS prompt. From there run easy_install pip For the 64 bit operating system refer to this link Second method: Step 1> Download the last pip version from here :        Step 2> Uncompress it Step 3> Download the last easy installer for Windows: (download the .exe at the part of   http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools ). You can install it directly. Step 4>G o to the uncompressed pip directory from the command prompt and typ...