Installation
============

Requirements
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ixpepy requires Python 3.9 or later and the following packages:

Core Dependencies
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- numpy
- scipy
- astropy
- matplotlib
- astromodels
- threeML
- requests
- tqdm

Optional Dependencies
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- ixpeobssim (for processing raw detector files)

Installing with pip
-------------------

The easiest way to install ixpepy is using pip:

.. code-block:: bash

    pip install ixpepy

Installing from source
----------------------

To install the development version from GitHub:

.. code-block:: bash

    git clone https://github.com/threeML/ixpepy.git
    cd ixpepy
    pip install -e .

Verifying the installation
---------------------------

You can verify that ixpepy is correctly installed by importing it:

.. code-block:: python

    import ixpepy
    print(ixpepy.__version__)