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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index b2d0136ac..e3ef25eb6 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -33,31 +33,30 @@ the ``python`` interpreter. Installing PySide on a Windows System ------------------------------------- -There are two options to install PySide on Windows: +To install PySide on Windows you can choose from the following options: -#. Download and install the packages from the `releases page +#. Downloading and installing the packages offline from the `releases page <http://qt-project.org/wiki/PySide_Binaries_Windows>`_. -#. Use setuptools: +#. Using setuptools to install the `egg` binary packages: :: c:\> c:\Python27\Scripts\easy_install PySide +#. Using pip to install the `wheel` binary packages: + + :: + + c:\> c:\Python27\Scripts\pip install --use-wheel PySide + Installing PySide on a UNIX System ---------------------------------- There are no prebuild setuptools distributions available for UNIX System. -To build and install setuptools compatible distributions for UNIX System, +To build and install setuptools compatible distributions on UNIX System, please read the instructions in section ``Building PySide on a UNIX System``. -Using pip vs easy_install -------------------------- - -Pip can install only from source (it does not support binary distributions) and allways rebuilds the distribution -before the distribution is installed to system. For that reason the recommended tool to install the ``PySide`` -is easy_install. - Building PySide on a Windows System =================================== |