Getting shogun ML library to work with python

I was开发者_开发百科 trying to install shogun on Windows:

http://www.shogun-toolbox.org/doc/installation.html

but evidently it requires python 2.5 to work. I tried with python 3 and it didn't work. But then python 2.5 no longer exists.

Does anybody know how to get it working with python without using python 2.5?

You won't get very far trying with Python 3 (which is not fully compatible with Python 2.x).

Furthermore, the installation instructions say:

"SHOGUN requires the standard linux utils like bash, grep, test, sed, cut, ldd, uname gcc g++ cat python"

sounds like you are out of luck on windows, unless you resort to Cygwin.

There are currently two Python languages out there

• the original one, which is still being updated (currently at 2.7.2)
• the overhauled Python 3, which is breaking compatibility (currently at 3.1.4)

Many libraries have not switched to Python 3 yet, and might not for some time, so you're better off getting 2.6 or 2.7.

For Windows or Mac, I can recommend the Enthought distribution (free for academic use), which contains loads of goodies, including scipy, which you'll very probably need -- and installs hassle-free!