First download and install the software Anaconda (version 3.x) from: https://www.continuum.io/downloads
Then install the stackups.py program via the program call pip that comes with Anaconda. (Pip installs python programs that don’t come standard with python.) Do this by entering the following in a command prompt window.
pip install stackups
Anaconda provides various choices of programs that will work with stackups.py:
- python (the basic way to interactively run python programs)
- ipython (python, but enhanced for better user interactivity)
- jupyter qtconsole (a step up from previous… runs ipython in a GUI)
- jupyter notebook (good for creating presentations. One can combine markdown text with ipython)
- spyder (a program editor combined with ipython)
Enter any of these program names into a command prompt window to run. (jupyter qtconsole is recommended)