Installation Guide for Windows

This guide covers different methods for installing SpectroChemPy on Windows.

Requirements 

Python 3.10 or newer

# Check python version
python --version  # Should be 3.10 or newer

Environment Setup 

Install Mambaforge:
- Download Mambaforge
- Run the installer
- Open cmd prompt

Create environment:

mamba create --name scpy python=3.10
mamba activate scpy

Open Command Prompt

Create virtual environment:

python -m venv scpy
scpy\Scripts\activate

Upgrade pip:
```
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
```

Installing SpectroChemPy 

mamba install -c spectrocat spectrochempy

Development version:

mamba install -c spectrocat/label/dev spectrochempy

# Install SpectroChemPy
python -m pip install spectrochempy

# or if you want to install interactive version (including jupyter)
python -m pip install "spectrochempy[interactive]"

Verifying Installation 

Start IPython:
```
ipython
```

Import SpectroChemPy:

In [1]: from spectrochempy import *

You should see:

SpectroChemPy's API - v.0.6.10
© Copyright 2014-2025 - A.Travert & C.Fernandez @ LCS

Additional Tips 

Creating a Permanent Environment Shortcut 

Create a batch file (bat) with:

@REM launch cmd in scpy environment
@CALL CD C:\<yourWorkingFolder>
@CALL CMD /K C:\<yourMambaForgeFolder>\Scripts\activate.bat scpy

Save as activate-scpy.bat and create a shortcut named “Mamba prompt (scpy)”.

Next Steps 

Proceed to the User’s Guide & Tutorials to start using SpectroChemPy.

Note

If you encounter any issues, see Getting Help for support options.

Installation Guide for Windows

Requirements

Environment Setup

Installing SpectroChemPy

Verifying Installation

Additional Tips

Creating a Permanent Environment Shortcut

Next Steps