# Installing PGFinder

## Online Notebooks

There is no need to install `pgfinder` - you can [run it online](usage.md).

## Virtual Environment

Install [miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) (it also works with
[anaconda](https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/), but we do not need the extra packages). With Conda installed,
run the following commands to create the virtual environment and activate it:


```bash
conda create --force -n pgfinder python=3.10
conda activate pgfinder
```

You're fine to use a different virtual environment, if you want!

## PyPI

`PGFinder` is available via the [Python Package Index (PyPI)](https://pypi.org/) and the latest release can be installed
under your virtual environment with [`pip`](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/).

``` bash
pip install pgfinder
```

Versions are released automatically when commits on GitHub are tagged.

## Development

To install the most recent pre-release version, use:

``` bash
pip install "git+https://github.com/Mesnage-Org/pgfinder.git#egg=pgfinder&subdirectory=lib"
```

Developers should follow the [developer installation instructions](contributing.md).