Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Spring Semester, 2008
6.01: Introduction to EECS I
Installing the software on Macs
Note: Python is pre-installed on MacOS X, but it is often an older version, for
this class we will be using Python 2.5.
- First open a Terminal window (from the
Applications/Utilities folder). Type python and see whether it says
Python 2.5 or later. If not, follow the Install Python instructions.
- If you have Python 2.5, type import numpy, if that fails, then follow
the Installing Numpy instructions.
A. Install Python
The following Python installer should work on MacOS 10.3.9 and later (including 10.4): Python 2.5.1
B. Installing Numpy
You should also install numpy, a package that will be used in later labs.
This file is available here: numpy 1.0.4.
C. Installing soar
Download and extract the latest form and soar installers. Install
form first, and then soar. You should be able to run SoaR by typing
soar at a terminal command prompt. Email 6.01-help@mit.edu
if you have trouble.
You should now be able to run soar by typing soar at a
terminal command prompt. If you find that this does not work, see if
/usr/local/bin/soar works. If it does, you might want to add that to
your path. If you have trouble, email 6.01-help@mit.edu.