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Installation
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This page will act as a tutorial on how to safely setup a Python environment on a computer, and on how to install :mod:`io_beep_boop` inside.
.. hint::
If you are a Python developer, and you intend to use this library to develop new tools, you might be interested to know that:
- :mod:`io_beep_boop` is distributed through the `Python Package Index <https://pypi.org/>`_, so you can install it with any Python dependency manager and use it in any Python project;
- :mod:`io_beep_boop` supports :pep:`518`, so it may be installed from source using ``pip install .``;
- :mod:`io_beep_boop` uses `Poetry <https://python-poetry.org/>`_ as a dependency manager.
Installing Python
=================
:mod:`io_beep_boop` requires Python 3.10 or later.
You can download Python at the `Downloads page of the official website <https://www.python.org/downloads/>`_.
Ensure that "Add Python to the PATH" is checked during installation, or you will not be able to run scripts from the command line!
Creating a :mod:`venv`
======================
To prevent dependency conflicts, it is highly suggested to create a new :mod:`venv` ( *v*\ irtual *env*\ ironment) to install :mod:`io_beep_boop` in.
To do so, open a terminal or command prompt, create a new folder, access it, and when inside run ``python -m venv .venv``:
.. code-block:: console
$ cd Documents/Workspaces
$ mkdir IOTools
$ cd IOTools
$ python -m venv .venv
Once created, run the following command to access the venv:
.. code-block:: console
$ source ./.venv/bin/activate
.. code-block:: doscon
> .\.venv\Scripts\activate
You will have to activate the :mod:`venv` on every subsequent terminal session, or you won't be able to access the packages installed inside it!
.. seealso::
`Installing packages using pip and virtual environments <https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/>`_ by the Python Packaging Authority.
Installing :mod:`io_beep_boop`
==============================
Once enabled the venv, you can install packages in it by using :mod:`pip`.
Specifically, you'll want to install :mod:`io_beep_boop`:
.. code-block:: console
(.venv)$ pip install io-beep-boop
...
Successfully installed io-beep-boop-0.1.0
The installation is complete!
You may proceed to :doc:`cli`.