Installation Tutorial

Note

For installation inside DLS, please see the internal documentation on dls-python3 and pipenv. Although these instructions will work inside DLS, they are intended for external use.

Check your version of python

You will need python 3.7 or later. You can check your version of python by typing into a terminal:

python3 --version

Create a virtual environment

It is recommended that you install into a “virtual environment” so this installation will not interfere with any existing Python software:

python3 -m venv /path/to/venv
source /path/to/venv/bin/activate

Installing the library

You can now use pip to install the library:

python3 -m pip install pandablocks

If you need to write HDF files you also need:

python3 -m pip install h5py

If you require a feature that is not currently released you can also install from github:

python3 -m pip install git+git://github.com/PandABlocks/PandABlocks-client.git

The library should now be installed and the commandline interface on your path. You can check the version that has been installed by typing:

pandablocks --version