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The general philosophy of the LSST software stack is that some python dependencies are so ubiquitous in scientific computing environments that it is more difficult for users to provide new versions than it is to supply them with the stack. The simulations framework relies on the following dependencies that are not part of the LSST stack:
- python 2.7
- numpy
- scipy
- astropy
- matplotlib
- sqlalchemy
The recommended install instructions will provide these dependencies for you through an Anaconda distribution.
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