Prerequisites¶

Before installing DiscoPygal, install the tools listed in this page.

General prerequisites¶

For every platform, you need:

At least 8GB of RAM, especially if you are using a virtual machine or WSL.
Python 3.10 or newer.
Git.
A C++ compiler.

Installing Python and uv¶

Use the shell selector below to install uv and prepare Python.

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv python install

winget install --id astral-sh.uv -e
uv python install

Installing C++ compiler¶

Install Visual Studio or Visual Studio Build Tools.

https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe

If you install Visual Studio Build Tools, choose Desktop development with C++.

Make sure to choose these components from the sidebar:

../../_images/components_to_vs_tools.png

xcode-select --install

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gcc-12 g++-12
export CC=gcc-12
export CXX=g++-12

Installing Git¶

winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget

Git is typically installed with the Xcode Command Line Tools.

xcode-select --install
git --version

add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa
apt update
apt install git

Installing PySide6 dependencies¶

Install PySide6 explicitly for Linux / Windows / Apple-Silicon machines

uv add PySide6