Installing Finesse

The recommended way to install Finesse is to use the Conda package. This handles the installation of the system and Python requirements in order to run Finesse, and is available on most platforms.

Alternatively, depending on your system, there may be a pre-built package available to install from PyPI using your favorite Python package manager.

• First Install
  • Python Installation
    • I am a Python user and have Anaconda/Conda installed already (Windows, OSX, or Linux)
    • I am a Python user and have my own environment already set up that I want to use
    • For Windows users without Conda installed
    • For MacOS users without Conda installed
    • For Linux users without Conda installed
  • Installing Finesse and Jupyter with Conda
  • Using Jupyter notebook to run Finesse
• From PyPI (with e.g. pip)
  • Linux / macOS
• Known issues
  • Windows
  • Limitations
• From Conda
  • Linux / macOS
  • Windows
• Installing from source
  • Windows
    • Rebuilding Finesse
    • Changing Finesse versions after installation
  • macOS
    • Getting source code
    • Conda
    • Macports or Homebrew
    • Known problems
      • Rebuilding Finesse
      • Changing Finesse versions after installation
  • Linux
    • Debian based systems
    • Rebuilding Finesse
    • Changing Finesse versions after installation