installing_linux_python.adoc

../_config.adoc = Installing OSI for Python on Linux

Installing from PyPI

Steps

1. Open a terminal.

2. Optionally create and activate a new virtual environment.

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install Open Simulation Interface.

   pip install open-simulation-interface

Installing from source

*Prerequisites

• You have installed everything described in [top-installing-osi-prerequisits].

• You have installed pip.

Steps

1. Open a terminal.

2. Clone the Open Simulation repository.

   git clone https://github.com/OpenSimulationInterface/open-simulation-interface.git

3. Switch to the repository directory.

   cd open-simulation-interface

4. Optionally create and activate a new virtual environment.

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

5. Install Open Simulation Interface.

   1. Local installation

      pip install .

   2. Global installation

      sudo pip install .