cpif = Computer Programming Is Fun!

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OVERVIEW AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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This is the cpif software package that comes with the book
Computer Programming is Fun! by David Handy (c) 2003-2009

This software package contains sample programs, sound and image files, and
useful program modules that are used by the examples in the book. You may
also use these modules and files in your own programs.

Go to http://www.handysoftware.com/cpif/ to see how you can get your own
copy of the book.

See the file LICENSE.txt for the terms and conditions under which this
software may be copied.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Installation on Windows
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Installing from the CD
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Insert the CD that came with this book into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
If the installation window doesn't appear automatically, click on the Start
button, then on "Run...". Type:

D:\setup.exe

where D: is the letter of the CD-ROM drive. Substitute your computer's
CD-ROM drive letter if it is different than D. Click Ok to run the setup
program.

Installing from the Internet
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If you don't have the CD that came with the book, Go to
http://www.handysoftware.com/cpif/ and click on the "Download" link.  Follow
the instructions on that web page.

After Installation
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See the file AfterInstall.txt for instructions on running the "CPIF Welcome"
program and starting Python.


Installation on Linux
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See the file README-Linux.txt.


CREDITS
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This book and its software are written for the open-source Python programming
language, created by Guido van Rossum. See http://www.python.org/ for more
details.


Enjoy the software, and buy the book if you haven't done so already!
David Handy <cpif@handysoftware.com>
http://www.handysoftware.com/cpif/
