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Instructions for installing scipy on OSX Yosemite using python Virtual Environment
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Install homebrew:

xcode-select --install
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install python 2.7 from homebrew:

brew install python
brew install gcc
brew install wget

Use pip to install virtual env:

pip install virtualenv

Create a work directory and install scipy to it this keeps you scipy and dependencies seperate from the system:

mkdir scipy
virtualenv scipy

Activate your virtual environment and install scipy and tools:

cd scipy
source bin/activate
pip install matplotlib
pip install scipy
pip install h5py
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