Install

paplot runs on:
  • Linux
  • MacOS X
  • Windows
You require Python2.7 or Python 3.5 to execute paplot (previous versions of Python have not been tested).

For Linux

1. Install paplot

Download the latest Source code (zip) files from the paplot web-site (https://github.com/Genomon-Project/paplot/releases/).
cd {the directory where you want to install paplot}
# For v0.5.4
wget https://github.com/Genomon-Project/paplot/archive/v0.5.4.zip
unzip v0.5.4.zip
cd paplot-0.5.4/

python setup.py build install

# If you get an error with the above command, try this
export PATH=~/.local/bin/:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/.local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
python setup.py build install --user
If the following messages appear, the installation is successful!.
paplot --version
paplot-0.5.4
After installation, open Quick Start.

Note

Set PATH

Add the following two lines to ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile.
export PATH=~/.local/bin/:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/.local/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

For MacOS X

1. Download source files

Download the latest Source code (zip) files from the paplot website (https://github.com/Genomon-Project/paplot/releases/).
Alternatively, if git is installed, you can type git clone -b master https://github.com/Genomon-Project/paplot.git.

2. Install paplot

Launch Terminal, and change the directory where the source files are downloaded.
cd {the directory where paplot source files are downloaded}
Install paplot.
python setup.py build install --user

3. Setting PATH

Add the path of the executable file to PATH with terminal.
Generally, the executable file of paplot is installed as described below.

/Users/<user name>/Library/Python/2.7/bin

export PATH={the directory where paplot is installed}/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH={the directory where paplot is installed}/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

# Mostly you can set up by adding the following lines (replace <user name> with your user name).
# export PATH=/Users/<user name>/Library/Python/2.7/bin:$PATH
# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/<user name>/Library/Python/2.7/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Verify installation.
paplot --version
paplot-0.5.4
Then, the installation is successful! Open Quick Start.

For Windows

1. Install Python

To execute paplot in Windows, it is recommended to using use either winPython or Python(x,y).
Alternatively, you can use cygwin (in that case, refer to For Linux).
paplot is verified in Python 2.7.10, Python 3.5.3.

2. Install paplot

Download the latest Source code (zip) files from the paplot website (https://github.com/Genomon-Project/paplot/releases/),
and unzip the downloaded file into an arbitrary folder.
Launch Command prompt, and change the directory where the source files of paplot are unzipped.
cd {the directory where the source files are unzipped}
Execute the command for installing paplot.

Attention

The following command is for the case where WinPython-64bit-2.7.10.3 is installed.

> C:\WinPython-64bit-2.7.10.3\python-2.7.10.amd64\python.exe setup.py build install
Then, execute the test command.
> C:\WinPython-64bit-2.7.10.3\python-2.7.10.amd64\python.exe paplot --version
paplot-0.5.4
It seems to be successful if such a display appears.

After installation, open Quick Start.