2 Program installation

2.1 Prerequisites

SADIC is implemented as a Python script. Before installing SADIC you should have Python installed on your system. At least Python version 2.3 is required. No Python experience is required to run SADIC. You can find the most recent Python distribution at http://www.python.org/download.

The numarray package is also required to run the program. You can download it at http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/numarray.

2.2 Installation

SADIC is distributed in two versions:

a multi-platform source installation;
a Windows self-installing executable.

Windows users are encouraged to use the self-installing version. Just run the install program to get SADIC installed. The install program will also create a file called RunSadic.bat in the Windows folder: this way the program can be run by simply typing RunSadic on a command prompt.

To install SADIC on a POSIX system, you should have root privileges. Unpack the source package, move into the unpacked directory and then type

python setup.py install

The script RunSadic will be installed in the /usr/bin directory.