.. _getting: Installation ============ Pint has no dependencies except Python_ itself. In runs on Python 3.6+. You can install it (or upgrade to the latest version) using pip_:: $ pip install -U pint That's all! You can check that Pint is correctly installed by starting up python, and importing pint: .. testcode:: >>> import pint # doctest: +SKIP >>> pint.__version__ # doctest: +SKIP .. note:: If you have an old system installation of Python and you don't want to mess with it, you can try `Anaconda CE`_. It is a free Python distribution by Continuum Analytics that includes many scientific packages. To install pint from the conda-forge channel instead of through pip use:: $ conda install -c conda-forge pint You can check the installation with the following command: >>> pint.test() # doctest: +SKIP On Arch Linux, you can alternatively install Pint from the Arch User Repository (AUR). The latest release is available as `python-pint`_, and packages tracking the master branch of the GitHub repository are available as `python-pint-git`_ and `python2-pint-git`_. Getting the code ---------------- You can also get the code from PyPI_ or GitHub_. You can either clone the public repository:: $ git clone git://github.com/hgrecco/pint.git Download the tarball:: $ curl -OL https://github.com/hgrecco/pint/tarball/master Or, download the zipball:: $ curl -OL https://github.com/hgrecco/pint/zipball/master Once you have a copy of the source, you can embed it in your Python package, or install it into your site-packages easily:: $ python setup.py install .. _easy_install: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools .. _Python: http://www.python.org/ .. _pip: http://www.pip-installer.org/ .. _`Anaconda CE`: https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda .. _`python-pint`: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-pint/ .. _`python-pint-git`: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-pint-git/ .. _`python2-pint-git`: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python2-pint-git/ .. _PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pint/ .. _GitHub: https://github.com/hgrecco/pint