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The following record configuration Gdal+python development environment, the system is Win7 64 bit, but Gdal and Python is 32 bit, no impact (at that time to find the corresponding version of half a day, the latest several versions have a bug, I used the program packaged, convenient to download, download).
Install Numpy-1.10.1-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe First, this is the Python environment.
Then install Gdal-19-1600-core.msi, next step.
Finally installs the Gdal-1.9.0.win32-py2.7.msi, this inside has the choice Python version, if the native installs many versions in Python, chooses above 2.7 version, and gdal corresponds.
After the installation is complete, you need to configure the following environment variables:
Finally verify:
No error will prove the installation success!
Gdal 1.9+python 2.7 Development environment configuration