WINDOWS_INSTALL.md

Windows Install

Trying to install Python for the first time can feel messy but thankfully it's a one-time exercise if you follow the steps below:

1. Open up a Command Prompt and type python -V. You'll need to install Python if you see the below message:

2. Thankfully, type python again into the Command Prompt to be taken to the Microsoft Store where it can be installed automatically.
3. Now we can install PyScoutFM with:

pip install pyscoutfm

4. If you run pyscoutfm -V and receive an error, then you need to add python to your PATH environment variable
5. Open up the start menu and type enviro and you should see the following match:

6. Press enter and in the following window press the Environment Variables button:

7. Click on the Path variable and press Edit:

8. We will now enter in the path to the location of where Python was installed. The easiest way to do that is by typing in pip show -f pyscoutfm, after which you'll see the following output:

9. Everything up to and NOT INCLUDING site-packages is what we're interested in. So copy that and add it as a new environment variable but make sure to add \Scripts to the end:

10. Now OK out of all of the boxes
11. Close and re-open the Command Prompt
12. And type pyscoutfm -V to see:

You're now ready to start using PyScoutFM!!!

13. Finally, remember to keep PyScoutFM up to date by running pip install pyscoutfm --upgrade