Trouble installing SciPy on windows

Question

I have Python 2.7 and NumPy installed. I have downloaded pre-built binaries for SciPy, but the install script fails with this error:

Blas (http://www.netlib.org/blas/) libraries not found. Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [blas]) or by setting the BLAS environment variable.

I really don't know enough about this to fool with it. I assumed it was a straightforward install process, but doesn't appear to be. I googled for the BLAS environment variable, but couldn't find anything that seemed appropriate. Any help is appreciated.

Mike

EDIT: Nevermind, I found an unofficial installer exe.

Answer 1

Try installing using Scipy wheel file. Download it from here: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#scipy

Make sure to download the one that's compatible with your Python version and your laptop bit. Then install it like this: pip install "path\to\your\wheel\file\scipy-0.18.1-cp27-cp27m-win_amd64.whl"

Answer 2

To install SciPy on Windows you have to have a fortran compiler installed. The SciPy project recommends MinGW. See Building and installing SciPy. To install MinGW follow these instructions: HOWTO Install the MinGW (GCC) Compiler Suite. Then before you run pip or easy_install to install SciPy make sure that you have MinGW added to your path. See MinGW Installation Notes - Environmental Variables

A side note, It would be easier to use either the Enthought Distribution (part of the initial install) or the Active State Distribution (through pypm 32-bit only) as they already have precomiled binary packages for SciPy. Or, you could use the SciPy precompiled binary package installer for Windows.