Installation¶

Install python¶

Jam.py requires python. If it is not installed you can get the latest version of Python at https://www.python.org/download/

You can use the following versions of Python with Jam.py:

Python 2:

Python 2.7 and newer

Python 3:

Python 3.4 and newer

You can verify that Python is installed by typing python from your shell; you should see something like:

Python 2.7.12 (default, Nov 19 2016, 06:48:10)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

If Python 2 and Python 3 are installed try to type python3:

Python 3.5.2 (default, Nov 17 2016, 17:05:23)
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

Install Jam.py¶

Installing an official release with pip¶

This is the recommended way to install Jam.py.

Install pip. The easiest is to use the standalone pip installer. If your distribution already has pip installed, you might need to update it if it’s outdated. (If it’s outdated, you’ll know because installation won’t work.)
If you’re using Linux, Mac OS X or some other flavour of Unix, enter the command:
```
sudo pip install jam.py
```
at the shell prompt.

For a forked Jam.py, use:
```
sudo pip install jam.py-v5
```
If you’re using Windows, start a command shell with administrator privileges and run the command:
```
...\> python -m pip install jam.py
```
For a forked Jam.py with the latest patches, use:
```
...\> python -m pip install jam.py-v5
```
This will install Jam.py in your Python installation’s site-packages directory.

Installing an official release manually¶

Download the package archive.
Create a new directory and unpack the archive there.
Go into the directory and run the setup command from command line

$ python setup.py install

This will install Jam.py in your Python installation’s site-packages directory.

Note

On some unix like systems you may need to switch to root or run: sudo python setup.py install

Python on Windows

If you are just starting with Jam.py and using Windows, you may find How to install Jam.py on Windows useful.