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Other Linux distros
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The easiest way to install Scrapy in other Linux distros is through
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``easy_install``, which will automatically install Twisted, w3lib and lxml as
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dependencies. See :ref:`intro-install-easy`.
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The easiest way to install Scrapy on other Linux distros is through
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``easy_install`` or ``pip``, which will automatically install Twisted, w3lib
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and lxml dependencies.
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See :ref:`intro-install-easy` or :ref:`intro-install-pip`
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Another way would be to install dependencies, if you know the packages in your
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distros that meets them. See :ref:`intro-install-requirements`.
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The easiest way to install Scrapy on Mac is through ``easy_install`` or
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See :ref:`intro-install-easy`.
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See :ref:`intro-install-easy` or :ref:`intro-install-pip`
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Windows
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There are two ways to install Scrapy in Windows:
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* using ``easy_install`` or ``pip`` - see :ref:`intro-install-easy` or
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:ref:`intro-install-pip`
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* using the Windows installer, but you need to download and install the
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dependencies manually:
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1. `Twisted for Windows <http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/Downloads>`_ - you
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may need to install `pywin32`_ because of `this Twisted bug`_
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2. Install `Zope.Interface`_ (required by Twisted)
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3. `libxml2 for Windows <http://users.skynet.be/sbi/libxml-python/>`_
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4. `PyOpenSSL for Windows <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=31249>`_
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The easiest way to install Scrapy on Windows is through ``easy_install`` or
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``pip``, which will automatically install Twisted, w3lib and lxml dependencies.
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5. Download the Windows installer from the `Downloads page`_ and install it.
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See :ref:`intro-install-easy` or :ref:`intro-install-pip`
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.. _Python: http://www.python.org
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.. _Twisted: http://twistedmatrix.com
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.. _pip: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip
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.. _setuptools: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
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.. _Control Panel: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sysdm_advancd_environmnt_addchange_variable.mspx
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.. _Downloads page: http://scrapy.org/download/

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