title: Python Numpy Installation Windows 10 64-bit
body: <p>I know that there have been multiple posts on numpy and pyserial installation in python on stack overflow, but somehow none of them seem to work for me.</p>
  
  <p>Possibly, i am not able to clearly understand what i have done and am stuck</p>
  
  <p>I will list down the things i did that i think are relevant to solving the question.</p>
  
  <p>A request- Please help me reach a solution before marking my question as a repeat.</p>
  
  <p>Things you need to know- 64bit, Windows10, Python3.4, Python2.6.1, Python 2.7</p>
  
  <p>Things i tried- </p>
  
  <p>1) used the Official git repository for NUMPY -> tried to install it using the command prompt as:-</p>
  
  <p>C:\Desktop\numpy-1.9.2\numpy-1.9.2> python setup.py install</p>
  
  <p>[ At this point Python 3.4 was used because the statement "python" simply gave version 3.4 as a response ]</p>
  
  <p>2) then tried using the unofficial site</p>
  
  <p>3) tried using "pip"</p>
  
  <p>4) tried a .whl file and .tar.gz file</p>
  
  <p>5) Downloaded Visual C++ and tried reinstalling each</p>
  
  <p>6) messed up with environment variables a couple of times</p>
  
  <p>7) for pyserial, i was trying to get it in python 3.4 and i failed to do so consistently</p>
  
  <p>8) uninstalled and installed python 2.7 and 3.4 multiple times while trying out various methods</p>
  
  <p>9) finally i downloaded <strong>"conda"</strong> and tried using that. Set up more environment variables and now it is working in command prompt window but doesnt let me open the IDLE
  Can someone suggest a way to understand what i have done and possibly do it in a better way?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT-
  Now when i type "python", it shows the following:-</p>
  
  <p><em>Python 2.7.9 |Continuum Analytics, Inc.| (default, Dec 18 2014, 16:57:52) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
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  <p>I can import numpy in command prompt but cant open IDLE</p>