Plasma requires Python 2.5 or newer. Python 3.0 isn’t supported yet.
Download and unpack the Plasma archive of your choice:
tar zxfv Plasma-<version>.tar.gz
cd Plasma-<version>
Run the Python-typical setup at the top of the source directory
from a command-prompt:
This will byte-compile the Python source code and install it in the
site-packages directory of your Python installation.
You can run the unit tests like this:
To find out about other advanced installation options, run:
Also see Installing Python Modules for detailed information.
To install Plasma to a custom location:
easy_install --prefix=/path/to/installdir