Installation

Requirements

  • Python 3.10 or higher

  • C++ Toolchain

    Currently, w9-pathfinding is distributed as source code. Because it includes C++ and Cython components, your system must be able to compile native extensions.

    You will need a working C++ toolchain:

    • On Linux: Install the required build tools:

      sudo apt install --reinstall build-essential gcc g++

    • On Windows: Install Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools (MSVC), either via Visual Studio or the standalone installer.

    • On macOS: Install Xcode command line tools:

      xcode-select --install

      (Note: I haven’t tested this library on macOS)

PyPI

The package is available on pypi, so you can install it with pip:

pip install w9-pathfinding

For development purposes

Alternatively, you can install it manually:

  1. Clone the library:

    git clone https://github.com/w9PcJLyb/w9-pathfinding.git

  2. Setup virtual environment (optional but recommended)

  3. Install Cython:

    pip install cython

  4. Build the Cython extensions:

    python setup.py build_ext --inplace

  5. Finally, install the package:

    pip install -e .[dev]