diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fda36388..1dc9b912 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -43,17 +43,23 @@ Are you a Python programmer? Then check out [the source](https://github.com/soim ### Prerequisites +The following dependencies are required and must be installed separately, unless you are using a pre-built package on Windows: + * **[Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/)** * **[FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/)** (strongly recommended) or [Libav](https://libav.org/) * (Optional) [RTMPDump](https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) -### Option 1. Install the official release +### Option 1: Install via pip -The official release of `you-get` is distributed on [PyPI](https://pypi.python.org/pypi), and can be installed easily from a PyPI mirror via the [pip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pip_\(package_manager\)) package manager. Note that you must use the Python 3 version of `pip`: +The official release of `you-get` is distributed on [PyPI](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/you-get), and can be installed easily from a PyPI mirror via the [pip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pip_\(package_manager\)) package manager. Note that you must use the Python 3 version of `pip`: $ pip3 install you-get -### Option 2. Download from GitHub +### Option 2: Use a pre-built package (Windows only) + +Download the `exe` (standalone) or `7z` (all dependencies included) from: . + +### Option 3: Download from GitHub You may either download the [stable](https://github.com/soimort/you-get/archive/master.zip) (identical with the latest release on PyPI) or the [develop](https://github.com/soimort/you-get/archive/develop.zip) (more hotfixes, unstable features) branch of `you-get`. Unzip it, and put the directory containing the `you-get` script into your `PATH`. @@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ $ make install to install `you-get` to a permanent path. -### Option 3. Git clone +### Option 4: Git clone This is the recommended way for all developers, even if you don't often code in Python.