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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_