Update docs about python module install

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Skipper Seabold 2015-04-08 14:20:52 -05:00
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Use Python Module
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* After you build the dll, you can simply add the path to [../wrapper](../wrapper) to sys.path and import xgboost
* After you build the dll, you can install the Python package from the [../wrapper](../wrapper) folder
```
python setup.py install
```
And import it as usual
```
sys.path.append('path/to/xgboost/wrapper')
import xgboost as xgb
```
* Alternatively, you can add that path to system enviroment variable ```PYTHONPATH```
- Doing so allows you to import xgboost directly like other python packages
R Package
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Python
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* To make the python module, type ```make``` in the root directory of project
* Install with `python setup.py install` from this directory.
* Refer also to the walk through example in [demo folder](../demo/guide-python)
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