Installation

Prerequisites

PolyFits is dependent upon the python modules numpy, datetime, and json.

Getting Python

If you do not have Python installed on your machine, it can be downloaded from https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/. Please be sure you have Python 3.6 or later.

Getting the Source Code

You can either download the source as a ZIP file and extract the contents, or clone the PolyFits repository using Git. If your system does not already have a version of Git installed, you will not be able to use this second option unless you first download and install Git. If you are unsure, you can check by typing git --version into a command prompt.

Downloading source as a ZIP file (Not recommended)

1. Open a web browser and navigate to https://github.com/ZachMontgomery/PolyFits
2. Make sure the Branch is set to master
3. Click the Clone or download button
4. Select Download ZIP
5. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a local directory on your machine

Cloning the Github repository (Recommended)

1. From the command prompt navigate to the directory where PolyFits will be installed. Note: git will automatically create a folder within this directory called polyFits. Keep this in mind if you do not want multiple nested folders called polyFits.

2. Execute the following command

   $ git clone https://github.com/ZachMontgomery/PolyFits.git

I recommend cloning from the repository, as this will allow you to most easily download and install periodic updates. This can be done by navigating to the root (polyFits/) directory and using the following command

$ git pull

Please reinstall after pulling from the repository.

Installing

Once you have the source code downloaded, navigate to the root (polyFits/) directory and execute

$ pip install .

Please note that any time you update the source code (e.g. after executing a git pull), polyFits will need to be reinstalled by executing the above command.

Testing the Installation

Once the installation is complete, run

$ py.test

to verify polyFits is working properly on your machine. Test currently take about 3 minutes to run on my machine.