Merge pull request realpython#83 from BrianPainter/master

Kenneth Reitz · Kenneth Reitz · commit 44580ec3b152 · 2012-01-18T00:35:10.000-08:00
Modified Installation Steps for Windows
diff --git a/docs/starting/installation.rst b/docs/starting/installation.rst
@@ -89,21 +89,30 @@ Prerequisites:
 * Microsoft Visual Studio
 
 
-Step 1: Install Distribute & Pip
+Step 1: Set PATH variables
+--------------------------
+If you haven't set your PATH variables as part of the Python2.7 install, now is the time to do that.  Right click on My Computer and select properties.
+**Windows 7**: 
+* Click Advanced System Settings from left hand list
+* Click the Environment Variables button at the bottom
+* In the System variables section double click on the variable line named Path
+* Scroll to the end of the variable value field
+* add semicolon (;) if one doesn't exist and then type **C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts\**
+
+
+Step 2: Install Distribute & Pip
 --------------------------------
 
 **Distribute** is a fantastic drop-in replacement for **easy_install** and **setuptools**. It allows you to install and manage python packages from PyPi, amongst a few other sources.
 
 To install it, run the python script available here:
   <http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py>
 
-Make sure that ```C:\Python27\```, and  ```C:\Python27\Scripts``` are in your PATH.
-
 **easy_install** is considered by many to be a deprecated system, so we will install it's replacement: **pip**. Pip allows for uninstallation of packages, and is actively maintained, unlike setuptool's easy_install.
 
-To install pip, simply run: ::
+To install pip, simply open a command prompt and run: ::
 
-    $ easy_install pip
+    > easy_install pip
 
 
 Linux (Ubuntu)
