Installing NLTK
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NLTK requires Python versions 2.6-2.7 or 3.2+

Mac/Unix
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#. Install Setuptools: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
#. Install Pip: run ``sudo easy_install pip``
#. Install Numpy (optional): run ``sudo pip install -U numpy``
#. Install NLTK: run ``sudo pip install -U nltk``
#. Test installation: run ``python`` then type ``import nltk``

Windows
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These instructions assume that you do not already have Python installed on your machine.

32-bit binary installation
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#. Install Python: http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.4.1/ (avoid the 64-bit versions)
#. Install Numpy (optional): http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.8.1/numpy-1.8.1-win32-superpack-python3.4.exe
#. Install NLTK: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/nltk
#. Test installation: ``Start>Python34``, then type ``import nltk``

Installing Third-Party Software
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Please see: https://github.com/nltk/nltk/wiki/Installing-Third-Party-Software
