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Install from Source Code

This method builds the software from the source code. You should be comfortable with the command line to use this method.

Step 1: Install Python3​

Check your current python version.

python3 --version

If you do not get python 3.9 or higher, you should install the latest version of python.

After install, you should also confirm that pip3 installed properly.

pip3 --version

Step 2: Clone or fork the CSV to QLab repository.​

Navigate to the directory you would like the code to be in:

cd Documents

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/fross123/csv_to_qlab.git

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment​

Navigate to the csv_to_qlab directory.

cd csv_to_qlab

Create a virtual environment.

python3 -m venv env

Activate the virtual environment.

source env/bin/activate

Confirm the python code used.

which python3

And you should get something like ../csv_to_qlab/env/bin/python.

tip

When you are done with the virtual environment the command is deactivate

Step 4: Install the required dependencies​

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 5: Navigate to the application directory​

cd app

Step 6: Start the application​

python3 application.py
tip

To exit type control+c.