Developer installation

Follow the steps below if you will use idmtools_platform_local to run and analyze simulations, but will not make source code changes.

1. Open a command prompt and create a virtual environment in any directory you choose. The command below names the environment “idmtools_local”, but you may use any desired name:

   python -m venv idmtools_local
   

2. Activate the virtual environment:

   • For Windows, enter the following:

     idmtools_local\Scripts\activate
     

   • For Linux, enter the following:

     source idmtools_local/bin/activate
     

3. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/InstituteforDiseaseModeling/idmtools_local.git
   

4. Run bootstrap:

   python dev_scripts/bootstrap.py
   

5. Verify installation by pip list, you should see idmtools_platform_local package:

   pip list
   

6. When you are finished, deactivate the virtual environment by entering the following at a command prompt:

   deactivate