1.2 Installation (Windows)
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Please follow the instructions below to install AsPyLib on Windows systems:

Step1 : download
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Unzip the archive and copy all files where you want in the computer (for example, MyDocuments or Desktop).

* the subfolders starting with numbers (aspylib_v2.0.0\\01_simple_scripts, etc) contain scripts and can be moved, changed or deleted as you like.
* the subfolder aspylib_v2.0.0\\aspylib contains the AsPyLib library and must not be moved or modified after installation.


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Step2 : tell Windows where are the .dll files
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Add the full path of the subfolder that contains the .dll files to the PATH environment variable.
If AsPyLib is directly copied to C:\\ the path is:
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	C:\aspylib_v2.0.0\aspylib\lib

To modify the PATH environment variable, go to Control Panel, choose: System -> Advanced settings -> Environment variables.


Step3 : tell Python where is the AsPyLib library
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There are two possibilities to do it:

1. add the full path of the aspylib_v2.0.0 folder to the PYTHONPATH environment variable.
If AsPyLib is directly copied to C:\\ the path is:
::
	
	C:\aspylib_v2.0.0
	
If the PYTHONPATH variable does not exist, create it.

or, equivalently:

2. modify file aspylib.pth so that it contains full path to aspylib_v2.0.0 (for instance C:\\aspylib_v2.0.0) and put it in your python site-packages directory.
Most likely the path will be C:\\Python27\\Lib\\site-packages.

Step4 : conclusion
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Log off and log on again so that Windows is aware of all changes in the environment variables.

AsPyLib is now installed on your system, congratulations !!