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+.. _install:
+
+============
+Installation
+============
+
+:history: 20100725T225600, new for 3.4.
+
+.. _coverage_pypi: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/coverage
+
+Installing coverage.py is simple:
+
+#. Download the appropriate kit from the
+ `coverage page on the Python Package Index`__.
+
+#.
+
+.. __: coverage_pypi_
+
+
+You may need to install the python-dev support files, for example with "apt-get
+install python-dev".
+
+
+Installing on Windows
+---------------------
+
+For Windows, kits are provided on the `PyPI page`__ for each version of Python and architecture
+combination. These kits require that setuptools be installed as a pre-requisite,
+but otherwise are self-contained.
+
+.. __: coverage_pypi_