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NESSY is an open source software (GPL v3). It is written in Python and requires the Python packages Scipy for mathematical and statistical functions, Matplotlib for plotting and wxPython for the graphical interface. All packages are freely available for all platforms.

Requirements:

• Python (http://www.python.org/)
• Scipy (http://www.scipy.org/)
• Numpy (http://numpy.scipy.org/)
• Matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/)
• wxPython (http://www.wxpython.org/)

If you are using Ubuntu, you can install the components using the command:

$ sudo apt-get install python-scipy python-numpy python-matplotlib python-wxgtk2.8

NESSY download: (Year.Month.Version)

Source:

• Python source code

 

Linux Distributions:

It is highly recommended to use these packages if working on Linux distributions.

Debian based systems (eg. , see full list)

RPM based systems (eg. , see full list)

 

Binaries:

• Windows binary
• OSX binary
• Linux Debian binary (eg. Ubuntu; includes all packages; compiled on 32 bit system)
• Linux RPM binary (eg. Fedora; includes all packages; compiled on 32 bit system)

Other:

• SVN Trunk: svn co svn://svn.gna.org/svn/nessy/nessy

• See complete list

Installation

If you downloaded the compiled binaries, NESSY comes with all the required packages and no further installation is required.

If you downloaded the python source code, you have to install the required Python packages:

Windows:

Download Python and all the additional packages and install them. In order to execute NESSY, Python folder has to be added to your system environment paths:

• Control Panel > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Environment Variables...
• select Path and click on Edit
• add Python folder to the list (eg. add ';C:\Python26\')

Download NESSY and extract it. Start NESSY using 'nessy.bat' (if it does not start, some modules might be incorrectly installed. To catch full system output, it is recommended to start NESSY from the 'Command Prompt' at the first time)

Mac / Linux:

Download Python and all the additional packages and install them. Download NESSY and extract it. NESSY can be started using 'nessy.sh'. It is recommended to start NESSY from a terminal for the first time to catch system out put. Start NESSY by:

$ ./nessy