Installation¶
Python & OS Support¶
SmartAnthill is written in Python and works with versions 2.6 and 2.7. SmartAnthill works on Unix/Linux, OS X, and Windows.
All commands below should be executed in Command-line application in your OS:
- Unix/Linux/OS X this is Terminal application.
- Windows this is
Command Prompt (
cmd.exe
) application.
Super-Quick¶
To install or upgrade SmartAnthill, download get-smartanthill.py script.
Then run the following (which may require administrator access):
$ python get-smartanthill.py
An alternative short version for Mac/Linux users:
$ curl -L http://bit.ly/1qyr6K1 | python
On Windows OS it may look like:
C:\Python27\python.exe get-smartanthill.py
Full Guide¶
- Check
python
version:
$ python --version
Note
Windows OS Users only:
- Download Python and install it.
- Download and install Python for Windows extensions.
- Install Python Package Index utility using these instructions.
- Add to PATH system variable
;C:\Python27;C:\Python27\Scripts;
and reopen Command Prompt (cmd.exe
) application. Please read this article How to set the path and environment variables in Windows.
2. To install the latest release via PIP:
$ pip install smartanthill && pip install --egg scons
Note
If your computer does not recognize pip
command, try to install it
first using
these instructions.
For upgrading the SmartAnthill to new version please use this command:
$ pip install -U smartanthill