TiltPicker Installation¶

Installation steps:

• Install python packages
• Compile python modules
• Run it

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Install required python packages¶

The following python pacakges must be installed and working ¶

• numpy, http://numpy.scipy.org
• scipy, http://scipy.org
• wxPython, http://www.wxpython.org
• python imaging library (PIL), http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil

Installing on popular distros¶

Fedora¶

all 4 modules are available through yum

Optional: you will also need to install 'python-setuptools-devel' to compile the radermacher and numextension modules (detailed below)

Ubuntu¶

all 4 modules are available through apt-get or synaptic

SUSE¶

modules can be downloaded from, http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science

MacOS X 10.4 (Tiger)¶

For a full unix experience, install either fink (http://fink.sf.net) or macports (http://www.macports.org).
Alternatively, you could install MacPython.

MacOS X 10.5 (Leopard)¶

wxPython and numpy are installed by default you just need to install PIL and scipy, see PIL & scipy websites (above) or fink/macports (above)

RHEL5 / CentOS 5¶

Compatible packages are available in Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)

• http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
• contains a wealth of packages required for appion

Download repository rpm and install

$ sudo rpm -Uvh http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/epel/5/`uname -i`/epel-release-5-3.noarch.rpm
$ sudo yum install -y wxPython numpy scipy python-imaging python-tools python-devel

Microsoft Windows¶

1. Install the FULL edition of python(x,y): http://www.pythonxy.com/download.php
2. Expand tiltpicker.tgz (e.g. with 7zip) http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
3. Start "IPython(wxPython)" interactive console by clicking on the GREEN "C:>" icon
4. Change directory to the tiltpicker source

5.  cd modules\radermacher 

6.  python setup.py build -c mingw32 

7.  copy build\lib.win32-2.5 ..\.. 

8.  cd ..\.. 

9.  ApTiltPicker.py -l rawu049b.jpg -r rawu048b.jpg -t 50.0 

Thanks to Matthias Wolf for this.

Test to see if these modules work open a python shell¶

# python

and import the modules:

>>> import wx     #wxPython
>>> import Image  #python imaging
>>> import scipy
>>> import numpy

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Compile or copy python module¶

A custom modules is optional for using tiltpicker and there are two ways you can use them
depending on whether or not you have root access. A slower python implementation of the algorithm
is provided for those who cannot get past this step

Compile and install globally with root access¶

cd tiltpicker/modules/radermacher
python setup.py build
sudo python setup.py install

Compile and install locally without root access¶

cd tiltpicker/modules/radermacher
python setup.py build
cp build/*/radermacher.so ../..

after all is done, go to the tiltpicker directory and type:

# python

>>> import radermacher

and if nothing happens, it works

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Run it¶

To get the help message for the function run:

./ApTiltPicker.py --help

An example session it setup in the following shell files:

./runPicker.sh
./runPicked.sh

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Still having problems or just want to chat, email me at: vossman77 (at) yahoo.com

neil