Installing NLTK¶
NLTK requires Python versions 2.6-2.7 or 3.2+
Mac/Unix¶
- Install NLTK: run sudo pip install -U nltk
- Install Numpy (optional): run sudo pip install -U numpy
- Test installation: run python then type import nltk
For older versions of Python it might be necessary to install setuptools (see http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools) and to install pip (sudo easy_install pip).
Windows¶
These instructions assume that you do not already have Python installed on your machine.
32-bit binary installation¶
- Install Python 3.4: http://www.python.org/downloads/ (avoid the 64-bit versions)
- Install Numpy (optional): http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/ (the version that specifies pythnon3.4)
- Install NLTK: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/nltk
- Test installation: Start>Python34, then type import nltk
Installing Third-Party Software¶
Please see: https://github.com/nltk/nltk/wiki/Installing-Third-Party-Software