======================= README: MPI for Python ======================= :Author: Lisandro Dalcin :Organization: CIMEC_ :Address: PTLC, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina :Contact: dalcinl@gmail.com :Web Site: http://mpi4py.scipy.org/ Thank you for downloading the *MPI for Python* project archive. As this is a work in progress, please check the `project website`_ for updates. - To build and install this package, you must meet the following requirements. + A Python 2.3/2.4/2.5/2.6 distribution. + A working MPI 1.2/2.0 implementation. - This package uses standard `distutils`. For detailed instructions about requirements and the building/install process, read the file ``docs/install.txt``. - The project documentation can be found in files ``docs/*.txt``. It is written reStructuredText_ format. You can use Docutils_ to get HTML or LaTeX output. Basic ``Makefile`` provided in ``docs/`` directory; try ``make html`` and ``make pdf`` to obtain HTML output ``docs/mpi4py.html``or PDF output ``docs/mpi4py.pdf``. .. _CIMEC: http://www.cimec.org.ar/ .. _project website: http://mpi4py.scipy.org/ .. _reStructuredText: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html .. _Docutils: http://docutils.sourceforge.net