Virtual Environment

The virtual environment installation needs testing and it is still a work in progress and it could just FAIL, so please do not rely on it at the moment. We would be happy to receive your feedback, thanks!

VirtualEnv is a tool to build isolated Python environments. It is useful to have isolated envs without affecting the local Python installation. If you are new to virtual environments please see this guide to get started. We have a fabric script that automatically downloads, compiles and installs all the dependencies needed inside a virtual environment.

Mandatory tools

In order to run the bootstrap script you need to install Git, Fabric and you need a running ssh server on your local machine.

Download source code

First of all, download the latest version of OpenQuake. Take a look at the source code page to know how to get the latest sources.

Using the Fabric Bootstrap

We can now start the bootstrap script. Open a new terminal, and type: