filename.whl is not supported wheel on this platfo

Question

I would like to install scipy-0.15.1-cp33-none-win_amd64.whl that I have saved to local drive. I am using:

pip 6.0.8 from C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages
python 2.7.9 (default, Dec 10 2014, 12:28:03) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)]

when I run:

pip install scipy-0.15.1-cp33-none-win_amd64.whl

I get the following error:

scipy-0.15.1-cp33-none-win_amd64.whl is not supported wheel on this platform

I would like to know what the problem is?

Answer 1

In my case it had to do with not having installed previously the GDAL core. For a guide on how to install the GDAL and Basemap libraries go to: https://github.com/felipunky/GISPython/blob/master/README.md

Answer 2

In my case [Win64, Python 2.7, cygwin] the issue was with a missing gcc.

Using apt-cyg install gcc-core enabled me to then use pip2 wheel ... to install my wheels automatically.