diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'README.markdown')
| -rw-r--r-- | README.markdown | 17 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index c980bda..b6b4d42 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -1,20 +1,17 @@ # PyFeast - -Python bindings to the FEAST Feature Selection Toolbox +Python bindings to the FEAST Feature Selection Toolbox. ## About PyFeast - PyFeast is a interface for the FEAST feature selection toolbox, which was -originally written in C with a interface to matlab. +originally written in C with a interface to Matlab. Because Python is also commonly used in computational science, writing bindings -to enable researchers to utilize these feature selection algorthms in Python +to enable researchers to utilize these feature selection algorithms in Python was only natural. At Drexel University's [EESI Lab](http://www.ece.drexel.edu/gailr/EESI/), we are using PyFeast to create a feature selection tool for the Department of Energy's upcoming KBase platform. - ## Requirements In order to use the feast module, you will need the following dependencies @@ -23,8 +20,8 @@ In order to use the feast module, you will need the following dependencies * Linux or OS X ## Installation -To install the FEAST interface, you'll need to build and install the libraries -first, and then install python. +To install the FEAST interface, you'll need to build and install the FEAST +libraries first, and then install python. Make MIToolbox and install it: @@ -38,11 +35,11 @@ Make FSToolbox and install it: make sudo make install -Run ldconfig to update your library cache +Run ldconfig to update your library cache: sudo ldconfig -Install our PyFeast module +Install our PyFeast module: python ./setup.py build sudo python ./setup.py install |