How to install this repository¶

This Python library only requires Python 3.10+ to work. However, it is likely most functionalities and modules will still be Python 3.9 compatible.

Basic installation¶

To install it, just run the following command:

pip3 install git+https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-py.git

To perform a development installation it is advised to use a Python virtual environment (and activate it):

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

And then clone the GitHub repository and install it in edit mode:

git clone https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-py.git
pip3 install -e ensembl-py/.[cicd,dev,docs]

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