Install#

The knotpy package requires Python 3.12 or newer installed on your system.

Before proceeding, ensure you have the most recent version of pip (the Python package manager) installed. If not, please consult the Pip documentation for instructions on installing pip before proceeding further.

Install the released version#

To install the current release of knotpy with pip, execute the following command:

pip install knotpy

Install the development version#

First, make sure that Git is installed on your system. Then run:

git clone https://github.com/bgabrovsek/knotpy.git
cd knotpy
pip install -e .[dev]

Then, if you want to update the knotpy package, pull the latest changes from the git repository by run the following command in the project directory.

git pull

Testing#

knotpy package uses the Python pytest testing package. To learn more, read the pytest documentation at their homepage.