Chilkat for Python 3.2.* Windows Install Instructions

1. Download

Download the binary distribution and unzip to any directory.

32-bit Download: chilkat-9.3.1-python-3.2-win32.zip

64-bit Download: chilkat-9.3.1-python-3.2-x64.zip

The download contains the following files:

	_chilkat.pyd
	chilkat.py
	Install_Instructions.txt
	license.txt
	showPythonPath.bat
	showPythonPath.py
	showPythonVersion.bat
	showPythonVersion.py
	zipTest.bat
	zipTest.py

2. Verify Python 3.2.* is Installed

Run showPythonVersion.bat to verify that Python 3.2.* is the installed version of Python.

3. Find the site-packages Directory

Run showPythonPath.bat to list the directories in Python's sys.path variable.
One of the directories should be the "site-packages" directory. For example:

	C:\WINDOWS\system32\python32.zip
	C:\Python32\DLLs
	C:\Python32\lib
	C:\Python32\lib\plat-win
	C:\Python32\lib\lib-tk
	C:\Python32
	C:\Python32\lib\site-packages

4. Move Files to site-packages Directory

Move _chilkat.pyd and chilkat.py to the site-packages directory. (Make sure that _chilkat.pyd and chilkat.py only exist in the site-packages directory and nowhere else.)

The Chilkat module will be loaded via the import chilkat statement. Python searches for the module in the paths listed in sys.path. The _chilkat.pyd and chilkat.py files may be copied to any of the sys.path directories. The convention is to install 3rd party modules in site-packages.

5. Run the zipTest.py Sample to Verify

Run zipTest.bat (which runs zipTest.py) to verify that the Chilkat module can be found and loaded. The ziptest.py program creates a small zip archive named "test.zip" that will contain the *.txt files, which in this case is install.txt and Install_Instructions.txt.