Basic full installation:
For new-to-Python folks, install ActivePython 2.7. It makes the installation of a bunch of scientific packages very easy - the way it should be.
For experienced Python users, pip install minpower should work just fine. If that command doesn’t work, it is probably a failure to build scipy/numpy from source - try downloading the pre-built binary for your system from `SciPy <http://www.scipy.org/Download>_.
Minpower has been tested with GLPK, Gurboi, and CPLEX.
But you can almost certainly use your favorite - here’s the full list.
Not sure which to try? Here’s a quick rundown on solvers.
Go ahead and try to solve one of the test cases first, like:
minpower uc
If you get an error about the problem not being solved - Python doesn’t know where your solver is. To fix this here’s a guide to solver-to-Python connection.