Installation

Pecos requires Python (tested on 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9) along with several Python package dependencies. Information on installing and using Python can be found at https://www.python.org/. Python distributions, such as Anaconda, are recommended to manage the Python interface. Anaconda Python distributions include the Python packages needed to run Pecos.

Users can install the latest release of Pecos from PyPI or Anaconda using one of the following commands.

  • PyPI pypi version pypi downloads

    pip install pecos
    
  • Anaconda anaconda version anaconda downloads

    conda install -c conda-forge pecos
    

Developers can install the main branch of Pecos from the GitHub repository using the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/sandialabs/pecos
cd pecos
python setup.py install

To install Pecos using a downloaded zip file, go to https://github.com/sandialabs/pecos, select the “Clone or download” button and then select “Download ZIP”. This downloads a zip file called pecos-main.zip. To download a specific release, go to https://github.com/sandialabs/pecos/releases and select a zip file. The software can then be installed by unzipping the file and running setup.py:

unzip pecos-main.zip
cd pecos-main
python setup.py install

To use Pecos, import the package from a Python console:

import pecos

Dependencies

Required Python package dependencies include:

Optional Python packages dependencies include:

All other dependencies are part of the Python Standard Library.