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MAINT: Update INSTALL.txt after dropping Python 2.4, 2.5.
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Make the required Python versions >= 2.6 or 3.2. Remove text specific
to earlier Python versions.
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charris committed Apr 25, 2013
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Building NumPy requires the following software installed:

1) Python__ 2.4.x or newer
1) For Python 2, Python__ 2.6.x or newer.
For Python 3, Python__ 3.2.x or newer.

On Debian and derivative (Ubuntu): python python-dev

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fortran compiler + MS compiler combination has been tested - mingw-w64 gfortran
+ MS compiler does not work at all (it is unclear whether it ever will).

For python 2.5, you need VS 2005 (MS compiler version 14) targeting
AMD64 bits, or the Platform SDK v6.0 or below (which gives command
line versions of 64 bits target compilers). The PSDK is free.

For python 2.6, you need VS 2008. The freely available version does not
contains 64 bits compilers (you also need the PSDK, v6.1).

It is *crucial* to use the right version: python 2.5 -> version 14, python 2.6,
version 15. You can check the compiler version with cl.exe /?. Note also that
for python 2.5, 64 bits and 32 bits versions use a different compiler version.
It is *crucial* to use the right version: python 2.6 version 15. You can check
the compiler version with cl.exe /?.

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