@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Requirements
5353Installation
5454============
5555
56- pyserial
56+ pySerial
5757--------
5858This installs a package that can be used from Python (``import serial ``).
5959
@@ -62,37 +62,33 @@ may be required.
6262
6363From PyPI
6464~~~~~~~~~
65- pySerial can be installed from PyPI, either manually downloading the
66- files and installing as described below or using::
65+ pySerial can be installed from PyPI::
6766
68- pip install pyserial
67+ python -m pip install pyserial
6968
70- or::
71-
72- easy_install -U pyserial
69+ Using the `python `/`python3 ` executable of the desired version (2.x/3.x).
7370
7471From source (tar.gz or checkout)
7572~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
76- Download the archive from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial.
73+ Download the archive from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial or
74+ https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial/releases.
7775Unpack the archive, enter the ``pyserial-x.y `` directory and run::
7876
7977 python setup.py install
8078
81- For Python 3.x::
82-
83- python3 setup.py install
79+ Using the `python `/`python3 ` executable of the desired version (2.x/3.x).
8480
8581Packages
8682~~~~~~~~
8783There are also packaged versions for some Linux distributions and Windows:
8884
8985Debian/Ubuntu
90- A package is available under the name "python-serial". Note that some
91- distributions may package an older version of pySerial.
86+ A package is available under the name "python-serial" or similar. Note
87+ that some distributions may package an older version of pySerial.
9288
9389Windows
94- There is also a Windows installer for end users. It is located in the
95- PyPi _. Developers also may be interested to get the source archive,
90+ There is a "wheel" file for end users. It is located in the PyPi _.
91+ Developers also may be interested to get the source archive,
9692 because it contains examples, tests and the this documentation.
9793
9894.. _PyPi : http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ Older versions are still available in the old download_ page. pySerial 1.21
115111is compatible with Python 2.0 on Windows, Linux and several un*x like systems,
116112MacOSX and Jython.
117113
118- On Windows releases older than 2.5 will depend on pywin32 _ (previously known as
114+ On Windows, releases older than 2.5 will depend on pywin32 _ (previously known as
119115win32all)
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121117.. _download : https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyserial
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