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diff --git a/INSTALL.rst b/INSTALL.rst index b6ddff97..197edace 100644 --- a/INSTALL.rst +++ b/INSTALL.rst @@ -80,24 +80,26 @@ Optional packages ----------------- .. note:: - Some optional packages (e.g., `scipy`, `gdal`) may require compiling + Some optional packages (e.g., `gdal`) may require compiling C or C++ code. If you have difficulty installing these packages with `pip`, please review the instructions for installing the full `scientific Python stack <https://scipy.org/install.html>`_. -The following optional packages provide additional functionality. +The following optional packages provide additional functionality. See the +files in the ``requirements/`` directory for information about specific +version requirements. -- `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org/>`_ (>= 1.15.4) provides matrix representation of +- `NumPy <http://www.numpy.org/>`_ provides matrix representation of graphs and is used in some graph algorithms for high-performance matrix computations. -- `SciPy <http://scipy.org/>`_ (>= 1.1.0) provides sparse matrix representation +- `SciPy <http://scipy.org/>`_ provides sparse matrix representation of graphs and many numerical scientific tools. -- `pandas <http://pandas.pydata.org/>`_ (>= 0.23.3) provides a DataFrame, which +- `pandas <http://pandas.pydata.org/>`_ provides a DataFrame, which is a tabular data structure with labeled axes. -- `Matplotlib <http://matplotlib.org/>`_ (>= 3.0.2) provides flexible drawing of +- `Matplotlib <http://matplotlib.org/>`_ provides flexible drawing of graphs. -- `PyGraphviz <http://pygraphviz.github.io/>`_ (>= 1.5) and - `pydot <https://github.com/erocarrera/pydot>`_ (>= 1.2.4) provide graph drawing +- `PyGraphviz <http://pygraphviz.github.io/>`_ and + `pydot <https://github.com/erocarrera/pydot>`_ provide graph drawing and graph layout algorithms via `GraphViz <http://graphviz.org/>`_. - `PyYAML <http://pyyaml.org/>`_ provides YAML format reading and writing. - `gdal <http://www.gdal.org/>`_ provides shapefile format reading and writing. |