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diff --git a/documentation/pyserial.rst b/documentation/pyserial.rst index 69076b8..bedef79 100644 --- a/documentation/pyserial.rst +++ b/documentation/pyserial.rst @@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ automatically selects the appropriate backend. It is released under a free software license, see LICENSE_ for more details. -Copyright (C) 2001-2010 Chris Liechti <cliechti(at)gmx.net> +Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Chris Liechti <cliechti(at)gmx.net> Other pages (online) - `project page on SourceForge`_ - `SVN repository`_ -- `Download Page`_ with releases +- `Download Page`_ with releases (PyPi) - This page, when viewed online is at http://pyserial.sf.net. .. _LICENSE: appendix.html#license .. _`project page on SourceForge`: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyserial/ -.. _`SVN repository`: http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=46487 -.. _`Download Page`: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46487 +.. _`SVN repository`: http://svn.code.sf.net/p/pyserial/code/trunk +.. _`Download Page`: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial Features @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Features Requirements ============ - Python 2.3 or newer, including Python 3.x -- ctypes extensions on Windows (is in standard library since Python 2.5+) +- ctypes extension on Windows (is in standard library since Python 2.5+) - "Java Communications" (JavaComm) or compatible extension for Java/Jython @@ -57,8 +57,19 @@ pyserial -------- This installs a package that can be used from Python (``import serial``). -To install the module for all users on the system, administrator rights (root) -is required.. +To install for all users on the system, administrator rights (root) +may be required. + +From PyPI +~~~~~~~~~ +pySerial can be installed from PyPI, either manually downloading the +files and installing as described below or using:: + + pip install pyserial + +or:: + + easy_install -U pyserial From source (tar.gz or checkout) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -71,29 +82,18 @@ For Python 3.x:: python3 setup.py install -From PyPI -~~~~~~~~~ -Alternatively it can be installed from PyPI, either manually downloading the -files and installing as described above or using:: - - pip install pyserial - -or:: - - easy_install -U pyserial - Packages ~~~~~~~~ There are also packaged versions for some Linux distributions and Windows: Debian/Ubuntu A package is available under the name "python-serial". Note that some - distributions package an older version of pySerial. + distributions may package an older version of pySerial. Windows There is also a Windows installer for end users. It is located in the - PyPi_. Developers may be interested to get the source archive, because it - contains examples and the readme. + PyPi_. Developers also may be interested to get the source archive, + because it contains examples, tests and the this documentation. .. _PyPi: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial @@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ References Older Versions ============== -Older versions are still available on the `Download Page`_. pySerial 1.21 is -compatible with Python 2.0 on Windows, Linux and several un*x like systems, +Older versions are still available in the old download_ page. pySerial 1.21 +is compatible with Python 2.0 on Windows, Linux and several un*x like systems, MacOSX and Jython. On windows releases older than 2.5 will depend on pywin32_ (previously known as win32all) -.. _`Download Page`: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46487 +.. _download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyserial/files/pyserial/ .. _pywin32: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pywin32 |