COMP 200 Resources

EDP Mac Installation 

Here are step-by-step instructions for installing the Enthought Python Distribution on your MacOS X laptop. If your experience deviates from the images shown below, flag down one of us in lab, and we will assist you!

• If you haven't already done so, go to the main Installation page and click on the link to download the code.   Be sure to choose the correct 32-bit or 64-bit version for your system.

• After the .dmg file is downloaded, you will see the following window pop up.

  
  
  

• Double click on EPD.mpkg, and the installation process will be initiated.

  
  

• Click on “Continue” and you will see the following window which tells you where Python will be installed on your system.

  
  

• Click on “Continue” again and you will see the software licence agreement.

  
  

• Click on “Continue” and a box prompting you to “Agree” will pop up.

  
  

• Click on “Agree” and the installation process will commence. First, you have to select the destination directory for installation.

  
  

• Select the “Macintosh HD” option, and you will see the following window.

  
  

• Click on “Continue” and you get the window below.

  
  

• Click on “Install” at the bottom right, and you will need to enter your password to authorize the install.

  
  

• Now, the actual installation begins.

  
  

• The installation process will take several minutes. Go ahead and introduce yourself to the person to your right and to your left in lab, while the installation completes.

  
  

• Now, click “Close”, and you are all done with the EPD install on your MacOS X. Painless, wasn’t it?

 

Thanks to Dr. Devika Subramanian for much of these instructions!