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fits2db installation guide

It is recommended to use a virtual environment when running this tool. Utilizing venv or conda ensures a clean and isolated environment, which is a best practice.

Install from PYPI

For Versions <= 0.0.3 fits2db can be installed from PYPI. Newer Versions must be installed from source

You can use pip to install this library

pip install fits2db
or for specific version use
pip install fits2db==<your_version> 

Install from source

Clone this repo to your local machine. Once cloned navigate to the root directory of this project and run in your python environment

Build install with pip install

pip install .

With this the fits2db lib should be installed. You can test if its properly installed by running the version command to check if you got the right version

cmd
>fits2db --version
>>> fits2db, version 0.1.0

Alternatively it can be installed from git with

pip install git+https://github.com/pmodwrc/fits2db.git@main
For this method a local git client installation is required.

Happy coding ✨