Installing¶
Which Python?¶
You’ll need Python 2.7 or Python >=3.5 (recommended).
Warning
🚨 Pooch v0.6.0 is the last release to support Python 2.7. Please update to Python 3 or use Pooch <= 0.6.0. 🚨
We recommend using the
Anaconda Python distribution
to ensure you have all dependencies installed and the conda
package manager
available.
Installing Anaconda does not require administrative rights to your computer and
doesn’t interfere with any other Python installations in your system.
Dependencies¶
Required:
Optional:
- tqdm: Required to print a download progress bar
(see
pooch.HTTPDownloader
).
The following are only required for Python 2.7:
If using pooch.Decompress
in Python 2.7, the following extra packages might
need to be installed (they will not be automatically installed when installing Pooch):
Installing with conda¶
You can install pooch using the conda package manager that comes with the Anaconda distribution:
conda install pooch --channel conda-forge
Installing the latest development version¶
You can use pip
to install the latest source from Github:
pip install https://github.com/fatiando/pooch/archive/master.zip
Alternatively, you can clone the git repository locally and install from there:
git clone https://github.com/fatiando/pooch.git
cd pooch
pip install .