On 2015年3月17日 14:42:42 +1100, Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au> wrote: >Mario Figueiredo <marfig at gmail.com> writes: >>> On 2015年3月17日 09:02:38 +1100, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >Imagine you need a PostgreSQL database for your Python application - >> >which also means you need psycopg2, of course. How do you go about >> >writing installation instructions? >> > >> >* WINDOWS * >> >1) Install the latest Python 3 from https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ >> >2) Install the appropriate version of psycopg2 from >> >http://www.stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/ >> >3) Install the latest PostgreSQL from >> >http://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/ >> >4) Install my program from blah blah blah >> > >>>> Are you saying this is a problem for any developer? >>Yes. They need to write installation instructions, and the more complex >those instructions are the fewer prospective users will bother. > The prospective users in this context are software developers. If software developers can't understand instructions and can't be bothered following linear procedures, they cannot write good code.