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Python

You should download Python 2.4 or later. Install it at the default place C:\Python24.

• Python 2.4

Python-Ogre Installation

1. Download the Python-Ogre Windows binary packages from here
2. Run python setup.py install from the root of the Python-Ogre directory (where ever you unpacked it)
3. Change to the demos/xxx directory (depending on what you want to run)
4. Run python demo_xxx.py

Psyco

Psyco boosts the python bindings and python code. If you seriously want to build games, you should use free boosters anyway.

• Psyco

PyOgre and PyOgreMedia

Download the PyOgre binary package and install it to C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\pyogre (should be done by installer).
Unzip the media package to the demo files in C:\Python24\pyogre. You will need the media files there, since pyOgre uses relative file positions. If the programs don't start as expected, open up resources.cfg in a text editor and check the paths.

• PyOgre (Media + PyOgre)

PyOgre 1.2

PyOgre 1.2 is still beeing worked on, but Istari is mainting an almost up to date prebuilt binary of the current SVN revision.

• Media for PyOgre 1.2

 
(see this thread)

Overview - what you will find where ?

C:\Python24\pyogre\demos

• python example files (CameraTrackingDemo.py, CelShadingDemo.py,LightingDemo.py, sampleframework.py etc.)
• media subfolder with meshes, textures etc. (download media folder seperately; needed to get examples running)

C:\Python24\lib\site-packages\pyogre

• pyOgre executables, dll's, config files etc. (being imported by import statements in the header of your application)

Ogre.py is binding file

The file C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\pyogre\ogre.py holds all bindings to the Ogre engine (i.e. dll files in C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\pyogre).

If you receive errors about DLL Load failed when you try to run the demos / when importing the PyOgre libraries, you might need to install vcredist_x86, available at http://faux.warwickcompsoc.co.uk/vcredist/ . This contains all the shared runtime libraries from vs2005.