title: What is the easiest way to install BLAS and LAPACK for scipy?
body: <p>I would like to run a programme that someone else has prepared and it includes scipy. I have tried to install scipy with </p>
  
  <pre><code>pip install scipy
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but it gives me a long error. I know there are ways with Anaconda and Canopy but I think these are long ways. I would like to have a short way. I have also tried </p>
  
  <pre><code>G:\determinator_Oskar&gt;pip install scipy
  Collecting scipy
    Using cached scipy-0.16.1.tar.gz
  Building wheels for collected packages: scipy
    Running setup.py bdist_wheel for scipy
    Complete output from command g:\myve\scripts\python.exe -c "import setuptools;
  __file__='e:\\temp_n~1\\pip-build-1xigxu\\scipy\\setup.py';exec(compile(open(__f
  ile__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" bdist_wheel -d e:\temp_
  n~1\tmp07__zrpip-wheel-:
    lapack_opt_info:
    openblas_lapack_info:
      libraries openblas not found in ['g:\\myve\\lib', 'C:\\']
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    lapack_mkl_info:
    mkl_info:
      libraries mkl,vml,guide not found in ['g:\\myve\\lib', 'C:\\']
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    atlas_3_10_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_threads_info'&gt;
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    atlas_3_10_info:
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries satlas,satlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_info'&gt;
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    atlas_threads_info:
    Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_threads_info'&gt;
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    atlas_info:
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
      libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in C:\
      libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
    &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_info'&gt;
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    lapack_info:
      libraries lapack not found in ['g:\\myve\\lib', 'C:\\']
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    lapack_src_info:
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
      NOT AVAILABLE
  
    g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1552: UserWarning:
        Atlas (http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [atlas]) or by setting
        the ATLAS environment variable.
      warnings.warn(AtlasNotFoundError.__doc__)
    g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1563: UserWarning:
        Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) libraries not found.
        Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack]) or by setting
        the LAPACK environment variable.
      warnings.warn(LapackNotFoundError.__doc__)
    g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1566: UserWarning:
        Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) sources not found.
        Directories to search for the sources can be specified in the
        numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack_src]) or by setting
        the LAPACK_SRC environment variable.
      warnings.warn(LapackSrcNotFoundError.__doc__)
    Running from scipy source directory.
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "&lt;string&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
      File "e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy\setup.py", line 253, in &lt;module&gt;
        setup_package()
      File "e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy\setup.py", line 250, in setup_packa
  ge
        setup(**metadata)
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\core.py", line 135, in setup
  
        config = configuration()
      File "e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy\setup.py", line 175, in configurati
  on
        config.add_subpackage('scipy')
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 1001, in
   add_subpackage
        caller_level = 2)
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 970, in
  get_subpackage
        caller_level = caller_level + 1)
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 907, in
  _get_configuration_from_setup_py
        config = setup_module.configuration(*args)
      File "scipy\setup.py", line 15, in configuration
        config.add_subpackage('linalg')
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 1001, in
   add_subpackage
        caller_level = 2)
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 970, in
  get_subpackage
        caller_level = caller_level + 1)
      File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 907, in
  _get_configuration_from_setup_py
        config = setup_module.configuration(*args)
      File "scipy\linalg\setup.py", line 20, in configuration
        raise NotFoundError('no lapack/blas resources found')
    numpy.distutils.system_info.NotFoundError: no lapack/blas resources found
  
    ----------------------------------------
    Failed building wheel for scipy
  Failed to build scipy
  Installing collected packages: scipy
    Running setup.py install for scipy
      Complete output from command g:\myve\scripts\python.exe -c "import setuptool
  s, tokenize;__file__='e:\\temp_n~1\\pip-build-1xigxu\\scipy\\setup.py';exec(comp
  ile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __fi
  le__, 'exec'))" install --record e:\temp_n~1\pip-3hncqr-record\install-record.tx
  t --single-version-externally-managed --compile --install-headers g:\myve\includ
  e\site\python2.7\scipy:
      lapack_opt_info:
      openblas_lapack_info:
        libraries openblas not found in ['g:\\myve\\lib', 'C:\\']
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      lapack_mkl_info:
      mkl_info:
        libraries mkl,vml,guide not found in ['g:\\myve\\lib', 'C:\\']
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      atlas_3_10_threads_info:
      Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
        libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries tatlas,tatlas not found in C:\
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_threads_info'&gt;
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      atlas_3_10_info:
        libraries satlas,satlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries satlas,satlas not found in C:\
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_3_10_info'&gt;
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      atlas_threads_info:
      Setting PTATLAS=ATLAS
        libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries ptf77blas,ptcblas,atlas not found in C:\
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_threads_info'&gt;
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      atlas_info:
        libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in g:\myve\lib
        libraries f77blas,cblas,atlas not found in C:\
        libraries lapack_atlas not found in C:\
      &lt;class 'numpy.distutils.system_info.atlas_info'&gt;
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      lapack_info:
        libraries lapack not found in ['g:\\myve\\lib', 'C:\\']
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      lapack_src_info:
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
        NOT AVAILABLE
  
      g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1552: UserWarning:
          Atlas (http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/) libraries not found.
          Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
          numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [atlas]) or by setting
          the ATLAS environment variable.
        warnings.warn(AtlasNotFoundError.__doc__)
      g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1563: UserWarning:
          Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) libraries not found.
          Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
          numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack]) or by setting
          the LAPACK environment variable.
        warnings.warn(LapackNotFoundError.__doc__)
      g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\system_info.py:1566: UserWarning:
          Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) sources not found.
          Directories to search for the sources can be specified in the
          numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack_src]) or by setting
          the LAPACK_SRC environment variable.
        warnings.warn(LapackSrcNotFoundError.__doc__)
      Running from scipy source directory.
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "&lt;string&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
        File "e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy\setup.py", line 253, in &lt;module&gt;
          setup_package()
        File "e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy\setup.py", line 250, in setup_pac
  kage
          setup(**metadata)
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\core.py", line 135, in set
  up
          config = configuration()
        File "e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy\setup.py", line 175, in configura
  tion
          config.add_subpackage('scipy')
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 1001,
  in add_subpackage
          caller_level = 2)
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 970, i
  n get_subpackage
          caller_level = caller_level + 1)
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 907, i
  n _get_configuration_from_setup_py
          config = setup_module.configuration(*args)
        File "scipy\setup.py", line 15, in configuration
          config.add_subpackage('linalg')
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 1001,
  in add_subpackage
          caller_level = 2)
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 970, i
  n get_subpackage
          caller_level = caller_level + 1)
        File "g:\myve\lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils\misc_util.py", line 907, i
  n _get_configuration_from_setup_py
          config = setup_module.configuration(*args)
        File "scipy\linalg\setup.py", line 20, in configuration
          raise NotFoundError('no lapack/blas resources found')
      numpy.distutils.system_info.NotFoundError: no lapack/blas resources found
  
      ----------------------------------------
  Command "g:\myve\scripts\python.exe -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='e:
  \\temp_n~1\\pip-build-1xigxu\\scipy\\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'o
  pen', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install
  --record e:\temp_n~1\pip-3hncqr-record\install-record.txt --single-version-exter
  nally-managed --compile --install-headers g:\myve\include\site\python2.7\scipy"
  failed with error code 1 in e:\temp_n~1\pip-build-1xigxu\scipy      
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have also tried </p>
  
  <pre><code>pip install lapack
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>with this result</p>
  
  <pre><code>Collecting lapack
    Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement lapack (from versions
   )
  No matching distribution found for lapack
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have also tried</p>
  
  <pre><code>pip install blas
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>with similar results</p>
  
  <pre><code>G:\determinator_Oskar&gt;pip install blas
  Collecting blas
    Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement blas (from versions: )
  
  No matching distribution found for blas
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why does a scipy get so complicated ?</p>