Install Galactic core library

Prerequisite

py-galactic-core requires python 3.6, a programming language that comes pre-installed on linux and Mac OS X, and which is easily installed on Windows.

Installation

Install py-galactic-core using the bash command

$ pip install .[docs,test,tutorial]

To upgrade to the most recent release, use

$ pip install --upgrade .[docs,test,tutorial]

Documentation

Build the documentation using the bash commands:

$ python setup.py build_sphinx

pip is a script that downloads and installs modules from the Python Package Index, PyPI. It should come installed with your python distribution. If you are running linux, pip may be bundled separately. On a Debian-based system (including Ubuntu), you can install it using

# apt-get update
# apt-get install python3-pip

Getting Help

Important

If you have any difficulties with py-galactic-core, please feel welcome to file an issue on gitlab so that we can help.