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# Installing Mapnik in Windows
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Mapnik binaries can be installed and configured manually on windows. See http://mapnik.org/pages/downloads.html for the latest download and instructions on installing.
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If you are interested in installing Mapnik on other operating systems see [[Mapnik-Installation]]
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If you are interested in compiling Mapnik from source on windows see the windows scripts at https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik-packaging
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## Supported Features
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The Windows builds have a slightly less complete feature set than is possible from source builds. Full support is planned, and this table tracks the versions in which new features are added:
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| *Mapnik Feature* |*0.5.0* | *0.5.1* | *0.6.0* | *0.6.1* | *0.7.0* | *0.7.1* | *2.2.0* |
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|:-----------------|---------|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------:|
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| Cairo Rendering | -| -| - | -| -| - | *** |
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| ICU Unicode Support| - | -| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| Python 2.5 Support| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | - |
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| Python 2.6 Support| -| -| - | -| *** | *** | - |
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| Python 2.7 Support| -| -| - | -| *** | *** | *** |
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| Libxml2 Parser Support| -| -| - | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| Shapefile Plugin| ***| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| Raster Plugin | ***| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| PostGIS Plugin | ***| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| GDAL Plugin | - | -| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| OGR Plugin| - | -| - | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| SQLite Plugin | - | -| *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| GeoJSON Plugin | - | -| - | - | - | - | *** |
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| CSVJSON Plugin | - | -| - | - | - | - | *** |
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| OSM Plugin| - | -| - | -| -| - | - |
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| shapeindex.exe| - | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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| pgsql2sqlite.exe | - | - | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
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* - : not available
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* ***: available
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* Note: as of Mapnik 0.6.1 memory-mapped files are disabled in the Shapefile Plugin in windows builds (see #342)
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## Overview
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This Guide will walk you through installing Mapnik and then running a test script to generate the sample map below:
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[[/images/demo.png]]
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## Manual Instructions
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### Step 1: Download the Mapnik binary
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Get the latest Windows binaries at http://mapnik.org/pages/downloads.html
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### Step 2: Unzip and place Mapnik
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Place the unzipped folder into `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\`
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### Step 3: Set your system and/or users environment variables:
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Do this at _Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables_
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- Add `;C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib;` to the `PATH` variable.
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- **Note:** The `;` characters are separators so add them before or after other entries that may be in your `PATH` variable. If you are only adding `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib` (and your `PATH` has not been modified/added to yet then technically you can leave out the `;` until you add more entries.
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- **Note:** you may also need to set your user path environment variable.
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- **Note:** Adding `;C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\bin;` to the `PATH` variable is for the following commands:
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- mapnik-config, pgsql2sqlite, shapeindex, svg2png, upgrade_map_xml
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- If the variable `PATH` is not already present, add it.
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- Setting this correctly allows the Mapnik python bindings to find the `mapnik.dll`
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- for PYTHON support add:
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- PYTHON 2.7: `;C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\python\2.7\site-packages;` to the `PYTHONPATH` variable.
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- Setting this correctly allows Python to find the Mapnik python bindings when you do `>>> import mapnik`
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### Step 4: Ensure PATH variables are correct
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- Open a new console by running "cmd" to test settings.
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- Type "path" to make sure your PATH contains `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\lib`
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### Step 5: Test python import
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- Run `C:\Python27\python.exe`
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- Then type at a python prompt:
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```python
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import mapnik
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```
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- If you get no error message, you made it!
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- If you do get an error message, see *Troubleshooting* below
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### Step 6: Test demo program
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- Open explorer, go to `C:\mapnik-v2.2.0\demo\python`
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- Double click `rundemo.py`
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- You should see several demo.* files output.
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### Step 7: Learn more
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Head over to [[GettingStarted]] for your first tutorial on the Mapnik Python API.
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## Trouble Shooting
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### Mapnik DLL not found
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You get an error like:
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Can't find mapnik.dll
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Solution: make sure that you complete *Step 3.a* properly.
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### Mapnik Python not found
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Problem: When importing mapnik in python you get:
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```python
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>>> import mapnik
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Traceback (most recent call last):
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File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
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ImportError: No module named mapnik
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```
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Solution: make sure that you have put the `site-packages` folder on your PYTHONPATH by completing *Step 3.b.*
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Problem: When importing mapnik in python you get:
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```
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ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.
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```
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One possible reason is an `libxml2` conflict. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7576751/installing-mapnik-on-windows-xp-fails-with-the-message-importerror-dll-load-fa for details on how to workaround and follow https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik-packaging/issues/109.
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### Unknown (Windows) Dependency not found
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Problem: When importing mapnik in python you get:
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```python
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>>> import mapnik
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[...snip...]
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from _mapnik import *
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ImportError: DLL load failed: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
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```
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Solution:
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* You may need to install the 2010 Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (`vcredist.exe`) from the [Microsoft](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555).
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* You can get more information on what is missing or incompatible by examining mapnik.dll with [Dependency Walker](http://www.dependencywalker.com/). On a 64bit system you must use the 32bit Version. |
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