Installing Chipshot¶
Chipshot is published to the Python Package Index (PyPI). If you have a preferred way to install Python packages, feel free to use that method.
pipx¶
pipx is an excellent way to install Python applications. If you already have pipx installed on your system, you can use it to install Chipshot.
$ pipx install chipshot
$ chipshot --version
pip¶
If you have Python installed, then you have pip installed. However, you should avoid installing Chipshot into your system Python’s packages.
There are two methods you can follow:
Create a virtual environment
Install Chipshot in your Python user packages
The virtual environment method is preferable because it will help isolate Chipshot’s Python dependencies and reduce the possibility of a conflict in dependency versions, but you will have to activate the virtual environment each time you want to use Chipshot.
Virtual Environment Method¶
Linux/macOS
$ python -m venv venv
$ . venv/bin/activate
(venv) $ python -m pip install chipshot
(venv) $ chipshot --version
Windows
C:\Users\Me> python -m venv venv
C:\Users\Me> venv\Scripts\activate.bat
(venv) C:\Users\Me> python -m pip install chipshot
(venv) C:\Users\Me> chipshot --version
Python User Directory Method¶
Linux/macOS/Windows
$ python -m pip install --user chipshot
$ chipshot --version
