Installation¶

This is the recommended way to install NIRDust.

Installing with pip¶

Make sure that you are using Python 3.8 or newer. The most convenient way to install NIRDust is within a virtual environment via the pip command.

After setting up and activating the virtualenv, run the following command:

$ pip install nirdust

Now NIRDust should be installed in your system along with all its dependencies.

If you’d like to be able to update your NIRDust copy with the latest bug fixes and improvements, follow these instructions:

Make sure that you have Git installed and that you can run its commands from a shell. (Enter git help at a shell prompt to test this.)

Check out nirdust main development branch as follows:

$ git clone https://github.com/Gaiana/nirdust

This will create a directory nirdust in your current directory.

Then you can proceed to install with the commands

$ cd nirdust
$ pip install -e .