Installation - B612-Asteroid-Institute/orb_it GitHub Wiki

Installation and Dependencies

This project requires a Linux Based System, Python 3, and working current installation of each integrator (preferably installed with conda if possible). It is beneficial to also have a conda based package manager and Jupyter for ease of use.

To install Orb_it as a python package, clone this repository, and cd into the folder. Then follow the directions below for your use case,

Installing Dependencies with conda

To install its dependencies in a new conda environment, use this command,

conda create -n myenv -c defaults -c conda-forge --file requirements.txt python=3.9

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To install on a preexisting conda environment, first activate your environment, conda activate myenv, then,

conda install -c defaults -c conda-forge --file requirements.txt

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Once all the dependencies have been installed, run this command to install the development version of this package,

python setup.py develop --no-deps

Installing Dependencies with pip

Just type in the command line,

python setup.py develop

Note: It is not recommended to use python setup.py install for installation since this project is still in development and may have frequent updates.

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Then check if its properly installed by typing in the python command line,

>>> import orb_it