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Updated WindowsInstallation (markdown)

Dane Springmeyer 2013-06-18 10:19:17 -07:00
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WindowsInstallation.md

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3. Set your system and/or users environment variables:
* Hint: _Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables_
a. add *"C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib"* to the `PATH` variable.
a. add `;C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib;` to the `PATH` variable.
* Note: The `;` characters are separators so add them before or after other entries that may be in your `PATH` variable. If you are only adding `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib` (and your `PATH` has not been modified/added to yet then technically you can leave out the `;` until you add more entries.
* Note: you may also need to set your user path environment variable.
* If the variable `PATH` is not already present, add it.
* Setting this correctly allows the Mapnik python bindings to find the `mapnik.dll`
b. for PYTHON support add:
* PYTHON 2.7: '''"C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\python\2.7\site-packages"''' to the `PYTHONPATH` variable.
* PYTHON 2.7: `;C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\python\2.7\site-packages;` to the `PYTHONPATH` variable.
* Setting this correctly allows Python to find the Mapnik python bindings when you do `>>> import mapnik`
4. Open a new console by running "cmd" to test settings:
* Type "path" to make sure your PATH contains *"C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib"*
* Type "path" to make sure your PATH contains `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib`
5. Run "C:\Python27\python.exe" , then type at a python prompt:
5. Run `C:\Python27\python.exe`, then type at a python prompt:
```python
import mapnik
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* If you get no error message, you made it!
* If you do get an error message, see *Troubleshooting* below
6. open explorer, go to *"C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\demo\python"*, double click `rundemo.py`
6. open explorer, go to `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\demo\python`, double click `rundemo.py`
* you should see several demo.* files output.
7. If you run into errors, confirm that you've added the right paths to your environment.
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ImportError: No module named mapnik
```
Solution: make sure that you have put the 'site-packages' folder on your PYTHONPATH by completing *Step 3.b.*
Solution: make sure that you have put the `site-packages` folder on your PYTHONPATH by completing *Step 3.b.*
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