Installation Guide

Prerequisites

SpectroChemPy requires Python 3.11 or higher (tested up to 3.14). Python is a widely-adopted scientific programming language, particularly suited for data analysis and scientific computing.

Installing Python

Conda Package Managers (Recommended)

We recommend using one of these package managers for installing Python and managing dependencies:

• Anaconda - Full scientific distribution (~3GB)

• Miniconda - Minimal distribution (~400MB)

• Mamba - Fast alternative to conda

• Micromamba - Minimal mamba

Installation Steps

1. Download your chosen package manager

2. Run the installer for your platform

3. Open a terminal/command prompt

4. Verify the installation:

conda --version  # or mamba --version

Alternative Installation Methods

macOSWindowsLinux

Using Homebrew:

# Install Homebrew
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# Install Python
brew install python

# Verify installation
python3 --version

Using Official Installer:

• Download from Python.org (macOS)

• Run the installer

• Verify with python3 --version

Installing SpectroChemPy

Create Environment

First, create and activate a dedicated environment:

# Using conda/mamba
mamba create -n scpy python=3.13
mamba activate scpy

# OR using venv (if not using conda/mamba)
python -m venv scpy
source scpy/bin/activate  # On Windows: scpy\Scripts\activate

Install Package

Using Mamba (Recommended)Using CondaUsing Pip

mamba install -c spectrocat spectrochempy

Additional Resources

For more detailed instructions and alternative installation methods:

• Installation Guide for Windows - Windows installation

• Installation Guide for Mac OSX and Linux - macOS/Linux installation

• Install in Google Colaboratory (Colab) - Using Google Colab

• Optional Dependencies - Additional components

• Installation from Sources - Installing from sources