[Biopython-dev] Fw: VMD Python binaries available for testing

[Andrew Dalke]

This is a molecular visualization program I used to work on
several years ago.  It was all Tcl based, but now they are
adding python support.  Anyone interested in checking it out?

                    Andrew

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin Gullingsrud <justin at ks.uiuc.edu>
To: vmd-l at ks.uiuc.edu <vmd-l at ks.uiuc.edu>
Date: Friday, December 08, 2000 1:10 PM
Subject: VMD Python binaries available for testing


>A new feature in VMD 1.6 will be the addition of an embedded Python
>interpreter in VMD, with the ability to run scripts, import existing
>modules, and control VMD. The Python interpreter co-exists with the
>Tcl interpreter which is also part of VMD; you can use either
>interpreter, or both, and switch between them.
>
>Features
>
>Nearly all the VMD Tcl functions will have functional Python analogues
>when VMD 1.6 is released. Support for the Tkinter GUI module will
>also be provided. Complete documentation for the available Python
>commands can be found in the User's Guide. VMD 1.6 will use Python
>2.0. All of the Python modules for VMD will work without installing
>Python on your system; of course, if you do have the Python libraries,
>you can tell VMD where to find them and incorporate into your VMD
>scripts. Again, see the documentation for more information.
>
>Installation
>
>Binaries for IRIX6, Linux-Mesa, and Linux-DRI are now available from the
>TB ftp site, ftp.ks.uiuc.edu, in the directory pub/mdscope/vmd/python/.
>The binaries are a beta version of VMD, not a final release.  Installation
>proceeds in exactly the same way as previous versions.  You may need to set
>an environment variable to direct the VMD Python interpreter to the
location
>of your Python libraries; e.g.
> setnev PYTHONPATH /usr/local/lib/python2.0
> - or -
> setenv PYTHONPATH /home/justin/vmd/Python-2.0/lib_LINUX/lib/python2.0
>
>or
> setenv PYTHONHOME /usr/local
> - or -
> setenv PYTHONHOME /home/justin/vmd/Python-2.0/lib_LINUX
>
>For PYTHONPATH, use the location of the actual python libraries.  For
>PYTHONHOME, use the directory in which python was installed (the prefix
>directory in the configure script).
>
>
>Try it out and let us know how it goes!
>
>Justin
>
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>
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