GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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which is the easiest and safest way to install those two additional python packages?
by going thru Gimp-chat posts I see that Mareroq has installed Numpy using the related win32-superpack for python 2.7 (sourceforge), so two questions: 1) it's just enough to run that .exe? 2) does it work on a win-64bits system?
Concerning the Scipy I see that the superpack (sourceforge) is available only for Python 3.3, not 2.7 (the one installed and used by Gimp); is it available elsewhere?
thanks

Wallace, look at viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12088&hilit=numpy
Gimp Scripts and Plugins Topic: Help call levels inside c plugin Posted: 08 Mar 2015, 06:04 (#15)

Hi dinasset.

numpy-1.9.2-win32-superpack-python2.7 exe this only installer 32 bit for numpy-1.9.2
Download numpy-1.9.2.zip, unpack and copy for Python27\Lib\site-packages\

thanks, MareroQ
I did it, but the unzipped content seems to be more a package for compiling than an executable.
Nevertheless I moved that package under GIMP 2/Python/Lib/site-packages.
After restarting Gimp I tried to say on the Python Console:
import numpy as np
but it says it doesn't exist

(addendum)
if I extract only the folder numpy (from the unzipped package numpy-1.9.2) and set that one in site-packages, I get this error from the console
>>> import numpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\Python\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py", line 160, in <module>
raise ImportError(msg)
ImportError: Error importing numpy: you should not try to import numpy from
its source directory; please exit the numpy source tree, and relaunch
your python interpreter from there.

I'm sorry - it works well for win32.
It should work well for 64bit.
The only question is - what's your version of Python?

2.7 (I have only the one included in Gimp 2)

I gave a look into the content of the superpack for win-32: it includes ONLY .exe, not sources to compile
So probably I need a superpack for win-64

any success on this?

I would love to be able to use numpy and neurolab libraries in GIMP.
If possible to do that with GIMP. I would pre-train a network outside GIMP.
Then once the network is trained to recognize stroke directions.
I'd like to try using GIMP and call sample average colors on selections and paint with that color in the recognized stroke directions.
I am curious to see the result involving a neural net.

In Windows the additional libraries for Python are installed using pip. To install pip see here.

For specific python questions, python-forum.io is a good place. There is also StackOverflow.

thanks ofnuts.
With your pointer in the right direction,
I was able to install numpy for GIMP's version of Python now and i can include numpy inside GIMP's python plug-ins.
On my other laptop (that recently died) I was only able to install numpy for my own version of installed Python and not GIMP's version of Python.
more details of my steps here: https://gimplearn.net/viewtopic.php?t=529
Hopefully, this helps you dinasset if you haven't already done it.

Thanks Tin, but also with your tutorial on GL I didn't succeed, sorry.

Just a question: are so "peculiar" to each system the added packages or can you post them here so that I can move where appropriate?
I have Windows 10 as you have, same gimp python.