Installing Python and Clifford

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Installing Python

If you already have Python 3 then don't worry!
You can check by typing python3 (or py -3 for windows) in a terminal and checking that it launches python
If you don't have Python then I would recommend Anaconda
Go to https://www.anaconda.com/download/
Download the Python 3.7 version and run the installer
After installation check you can access Python by running python3 in a terminal

Installing Clifford

In the last slide, if you already had Python3 installed you now need to check if you have conda
Type "conda" in a terminal window, if it says that it cannot find conda then you can install via pip. Run:

pip3 install clifford

If you did have conda installed, or you have freshly installed Anaconda in the previous slide then run:

conda install clifford -c conda-forge

Test your Clifford installation

In a terminal window type

python3

And then after python launches

from clifford.g3c import *

Check that no errors are thrown

Install pyganja

First, ensure you have git installed, if not then install it with https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
Next make a new directory somewhere on your system
Open a terminal in that directory and clone and install the pygnaja repository:

git clone https://github.com/pygae/pyganja.git
cd pyganja
git submodule init
git submodule update
python3 setup.py install

You should now be all set up :)

If you have problems with installation then head to https://github.com/pygae/clifford/issues
Leave us a new issue, and we will see what we can do!
Enjoy!