Do not recommend --no-deps in the pip install instructions
@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ Installation
Requirements
============
-**lightkurve** has the following requirements, all of which tend to be available
-by default in a modern installation of Python:
+**lightkurve** has the following requirements, all of which tend to be
+available by default in a modern installation of Python:
- Python: 2.7, 3.5, 3.6 or later.
- Astropy: 1.3 or later.
-- Numpy: 1.11.3 or later.
-- Scipy: 0.17 or later.
+- Numpy: 1.11 or later.
+- Scipy: 0.19 or later.
- Matplotlib: 1.5.3 or later.
+- Astroquery 0.3.7 or later.
-We strongly recommend using the `Anaconda Python <https://www.continuum.io/downloads>`_
+We recommend using the `Anaconda Python <https://www.continuum.io/downloads>`_
distribution, which will install Python alongside its most common scientific
packages, including all those listed above.
@@ -28,17 +29,16 @@ Installing lightkurve
Stable version
--------------
-The easiest way to install or upgrade lightkurve is with ``pip``, simply run the
-following command on a terminal window::
+The easiest way to install or upgrade lightkurve is with ``pip``,
+simply run the following command on a terminal window::
- $ pip install lightkurve --upgrade --no-deps
+ $ pip install lightkurve --upgrade
.. note::
- The ``--no-deps`` flag is optional, but highly recommended if you already
- have Numpy installed, since otherwise pip will sometimes try to upgrade
- your Numpy installation, which may not always be desired.
+ The ``--upgrade`` flag is optional, but recommended if you already
+ have lightkurve installed and want to upgrade to the latest version.
.. note::
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ Building documentation
In general, building the documentation is not necessary unless you are
writing new documentation or do not have internet access, because the
- latest (and archive) versions of lightkurve's documentation should be available
- at `lightkurve.keplerscience.org/ <http://lightkurve.keplerscience.org/>`_ .
+ latest version of lightkurve's documentation is available online at
+ `lightkurve.keplerscience.org/ <http://lightkurve.keplerscience.org/>`_ .
.. note::
**lightkurve** documentation requires the `numpydoc sphinx extension <https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc>`_
