Setup

In order to install DISCOSClient, the first thing to do is to clone the repository with git:

git clone https://github.com/discos/DISCOSClient.git

…or download it as a zip archive from the repository official web page.

To install it on Linux, macOS or Windows, , move into the DISCOSClient directory and install it by running:

cd DISCOSClient
pip install .

The last executed command will install the package along with its required dependencies: pyzmq and platformdirs.

Note

If you’re using Alpine Linux or another system based on musl libc, precompiled wheels for pyzmq may not be available.

In that case, install the ZeroMQ development libraries before installing the package:

apk add zeromq-dev
pip install .

Verifying the installation

After installation, you can verify that ZeroMQ and its Python bindings are correctly installed by performing this small test:

import zmq
print(zmq.zmq_version(), zmq.__version__)

If you see version numbers printed without errors, you’re ready to use DISCOSClient.