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Installation
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Stable release
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To install altair_recipes, run this command in your terminal:
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$ pip install altair_recipes
This is the preferred method to install altair_recipes, as it will always install the most recent stable release.
If you don't have `pip`_ installed, this `Python installation guide`_ can guide
you through the process.
.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io
.. _Python installation guide: http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/starting/installation/
From sources
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The sources for altair_recipes can be downloaded from the `Github repo`_.
You can either clone the public repository:
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$ git clone git://github.com/piccolbo/altair_recipes
Or download the `tarball`_:
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$ curl -OL https://github.com/piccolbo/altair_recipes/tarball/master
Once you have a copy of the source, you can install it with:
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$ python setup.py install
.. _Github repo: https://github.com/piccolbo/altair_recipes
.. _tarball: https://github.com/piccolbo/altair_recipes/tarball/master