Installation
PySol requires Python 1.5.1 and Tcl/Tk 8.0.3. Both packages are
freely available for Unix, Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Unix
There are good chances that your system already ships with Python and Tcl/Tk.
Otherwise visit
http://www.python.org/download/
for full source code.
Also, installable packages exist for all major Linux distributions,
FreeBSD and HPUX.
Windows 95/98 and NT
Self installing exectuables for Python and Tcl/Tk are available from
http://www.python.org/download/download_windows.html
Quick instructions:
- Download tcl804.exe
- Install it
- Download pyth151.exe
- Install it
- Download PySol
- Unpack it (use WinZip if you don't
know how to do this)
- Run "pythonw pysol.py" from a DOS shell
- Finally make a shortcut on your desktop
Macintosh
Self installing exectuables for Python and Tcl/Tk are available from
http://www.python.org/download/download_mac.html
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