Installing Twilio
Installing Twilio On your Windows Machine (10-15 minutes install time)
Installing Twilio on Windows
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First, you need to install setuptools. Navigate to
https://pypi.python.org/packages/2. 7/s/setuptools/and download “setuptools-0.6c11.
win32-py2.7.exe”
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Once the download is complete, double click the file and follow the installation wizard.
Installing Twilio on Windows
3
Now open up Command Prompt by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. If you are on Windows 8, search for Command Prompt in the app list.
Installing Twilio on Windows
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Once the command prompt is open you should see a window like the one to the right.
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In the command prompt enter the command cd C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing Twilio on Windows
6
In the command prompt, enter the command easy_install twilio to install twilio.
Installing Twilio on Windows
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To confirm your twilio installation, reopen IDLE. If IDLE is already open, you need to close and reopen it.
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Once IDLE is reopened, enter the following commands in the Shell window (in front of the >>> prompt): import twilio print(twilio.__version__) Note: The second line has two underscores (_), followed by the word version, followed by two more underscores. If a version number is displayed, the install was successful!
Hooray, you’re DONE! Time for a robot dance party.
Installing Twilio on Windows
1
First, you need to install setuptools. Navigate to
https://pypi.python.org/packages/2. 7/s/setuptools/and download “setuptools-0.6c11.
win32-py2.7.exe”
2
Once the download is complete, double click the file and follow the installation wizard.
Installing Twilio on Windows
3
Now open up Command Prompt by selecting Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. If you are on Windows 8, search for Command Prompt in the app list.
Installing Twilio on Windows
4
Once the command prompt is open you should see a window like the one to the right.
5
In the command prompt enter the command cd C:\Python27\Scripts
Installing Twilio on Windows
6
In the command prompt, enter the command easy_install twilio to install twilio.
Installing Twilio on Windows
7
To confirm your twilio installation, reopen IDLE. If IDLE is already open, you need to close and reopen it.
8
Once IDLE is reopened, enter the following commands in the Shell window (in front of the >>> prompt): import twilio print(twilio.__version__) Note: The second line has two underscores (_), followed by the word version, followed by two more underscores. If a version number is displayed, the install was successful!
Hooray, you’re DONE! Time for a robot dance party.
