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| PyMOL is a complex bit of software, but someone has assembled it to work on Windows for us (thanks [[https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/|Christoph Gohlke]]!). | PyMOL is a complex bit of software, but someone has assembled it to work on Windows for us (thanks [[https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/|Christoph Gohlke]]!). |
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| - From the [[https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pymol|PyMOL]] section on the Gohlke page, download the file ''pymol‑2.3.0‑cp37‑cp37m‑win_amd64.whl'' in directory ''C:\pymol_installation''. You need to create this directory first from Windows Explorer. | - From the [[https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pymol|Pymol-open-source]] section on the Gohlke page, download the file ''pymol‑2.4.0‑cp39‑cp39‑win_amd64.whl'' in directory ''C:\pymol_installation''. You need to create this directory first from Windows Explorer. |
| - Under the [[https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pymol|PyMOL]] section on the Gohlke page, also download the file ''pymol_launcher‑2.1‑cp37‑cp37m‑win_amd64.whl'' in directory ''C:\pymol_installation''. | - Under the same section, [[https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pymol|PyMOL]], on the Gohlke page, also download the file ''pymol_launcher‑2.1‑cp39‑cp39‑win_amd64.whl'' in directory ''C:\pymol_installation''. |
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| You should now have two files in your ''C:\pymol_installation'' directory. | You should now have two files in your ''C:\pymol_installation'' directory. |
| - Open a //Command Prompt//. Search for the //Command Prompt//, right-click and click on //Run as administrator// option. | - Open a //Command Prompt//. Search for the //Command Prompt//, right-click and click on //Run as administrator// option. |
| - In the command prompt execute ''pip install wheel''. | - In the command prompt execute ''pip install wheel''. |
| - In the command prompt execute ''pip install --upgrade pip'' | |
| - Go to the PyMOL installation directory ''cd \pymol_installation'' | - Go to the PyMOL installation directory ''cd \pymol_installation'' |
| - Run the command ''pip install pymol-2.3.0-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl'' | - Run the command ''pip install pymol‑2.3.0‑cp37‑cp37m‑win_amd64.whl'' |
| - Run the command ''pip install pymol_launcher-2.1-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl'' | - Run the command ''pip install pymol_launcher‑2.1‑cp37‑cp37m‑win_amd64.whl'' |
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| ===== Running PyMOL ===== | ===== Running PyMOL ===== |
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| To run PyMOL you just need to type ''pymol'' in the //Command Prompt//. Alternatively, browse your ''C:\Python37'' directory, right-click on the file ''pymol.exe'' and select the option //Send to// followed by //Desktop (create shortcut)//. You can now access PyMOL by clicking on the PyMOL icon on your desktop. | To run PyMOL you just need to type ''pymol'' in the //Command Prompt//. Alternatively, browse your ''C:\Python39\Scripts'' directory, right-click on the file ''pymol.exe'' and select the option //Send to// followed by //Desktop (create shortcut)//. You can now access PyMOL by clicking on the PyMOL icon on your desktop. |
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| Get in touch if you have any problems. | Get in touch if you have any problems. |
