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Note in install docs about pip being already included in python>=2.7.9
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* `Python`_ 2.7
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* `pip`_ and `setuptools`_ Python packages. Nowadays `pip`_ requires and
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installs `setuptools`_ if not installed.
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installs `setuptools`_ if not installed. Python 2.7.9 and later include
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`pip`_ by default, so you may have it already.
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* `lxml`_. Most Linux distributions ships prepackaged versions of lxml.
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Otherwise refer to http://lxml.de/installation.html
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Be sure you download the architecture (win32 or amd64) that matches your system
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* Install `pip`_ from https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html
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* *(Only required for Python<2.7.9)* Install `pip`_ from
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https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html
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Now open a Command prompt to check ``pip`` is installed correctly::
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