Required Programs

Standard installation

if possible, use a package management system to obtain the Python and NumPy programs

Local installation

NumPy (http://numpy.scipy.org/)

python setup.py install --home=$HOME

Python 2.6 (already installed on most machines) (http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/)

./configure
make

eventually, the PYTHONPATH must be set to

export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$HOME/lib/python:$HOME/lib64/python