Installing MultiDrizzle

The latest release of STSCI_PYTHON is 2.10, released in June 2010. It contains MultiDrizzle 3.3.7. You can check your version of MultiDrizzle with these commands:

python
import multidrizzle
multidrizzle.__version__

The output looks like this:

>>> import multidrizzle
>>> multidrizzle.__version__
'3.3.7'
>>>

If your software is up-to-date, you are ready for the Mini-Course (once you have completed the questionnaire, please). If not, you will need to update or install STSCI_PYTHON, which you can download from http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyraf/stsci_python/current/download

If you have Windows or an Intel Macintosh, it is easiest to install the binary distribution. For Linux or PowerPC Macintosh, there is no alternative but to install from source. Installation instructions are at http://www.stsci.edu/resources/software_hardware/pyraf/stsci_python/Installation

It would be most helpful if you could install the software before you come; if there are any problems, our support staff can help you in advance, rather than cutting in to the time available during the workshop. Please send email to sienkiew ( at stsci.edu ) for assistance. If you don't get the software working in advance, we will have some support staff available to help on Tuesday morning before the workshop, but it would be far preferable to try to get your software working before you arrive.