Installation (5 minutes)¶
Estimated Time: 5 minutes (if you already have python installed).
Step 1: Install Prerequesites¶
You will need python 3.0 or above for this tutorial. We suggest installing python via conda, so you can use the conda package manager.
First, you need to create and activate a virtual environment, which will ensure a consistent development environment. Here is how to do it with conda, but you can also use virtualenv.
conda create -n YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_NAME source activate YOUR_ENVIRONMENT_NAME
Then, install cookiecutter, which is a python library for creating projects from templates.
pip install -U cookiecutter
Step 2: Create a driver repository¶
To create a new chemios driver repository, run the following command. You will be prompted at the command line for the information needed to create the new driver repository. See this Prompts for a description of the prompts.
cookiecutter https://github.com/Chemios/cookiecutter-chemios
Step 3: Install Dev Requirements¶
Change into the new directory for the instrument driver and run the following command. Make sure your virtual environment is still activated (you should see the name of the environemnt at your command prompt)
pip install -r requirements_dev.txt
Next, we’ll take a look at the struture of your new chemios driver.
