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Re: PDFMiner install question

Date 2013-12-17 20:32 +0000
From MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com>
Subject Re: PDFMiner install question
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On 17/12/2013 20:06, Jason Mellone wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have python up and running using the exact setup as recommended by http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
>
> I am now trying to use pdfminer.
>
> I have python here:
> C:\USERS\Python27
>
> using "import os", i am able to cwd to C:\users\python where i have C:\users\python\pdfminer-master\.
>
> when i navigate to the child directory and run "setup.py install" i get the following issue:
>
>>>> setup.py install
>    File "<stdin>", line 1
>      setup.py install
>                     ^
>
> i have no idea why, any input?
>
> thanks!
>
Do you really have the ">>>" prompt? If yes, then you're asking Python
to run a console (OS) command.

You should be running "setup.py install" in a console ("Command
Prompt") window, something like:

cd C:\users\python\pdfminer-master
C:\USERS\Python27\python.exe \setup.py install

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PDFMiner install question Jason Mellone <jason.mellone@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 12:06 -0800
  Re: PDFMiner install question Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-17 20:27 +0000
  Re: PDFMiner install question MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-12-17 20:32 +0000
    Re: PDFMiner install question Jason Mellone <jason.mellone@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 12:53 -0800
      Re: PDFMiner install question Jason Mellone <jason.mellone@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 12:59 -0800
        Re: PDFMiner install question Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-17 22:03 +0000
        Re: PDFMiner install question MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-12-17 23:30 +0000
          Re: PDFMiner install question Jason Mellone <jason.mellone@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 11:36 -0800
            Re: PDFMiner install question MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-12-19 21:18 +0000
            Re: PDFMiner install question Andreas Perstinger <andipersti@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 10:00 +0100

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