Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.2 or later
Windows: You need to use 32-bit Python on Windows to be able to install NumPy and ProDy.
NumPy 1.7 or later
When compiling from source, on Linux for example, you will need a C compiler (e.g. gcc) and Python developer libraries (i.e. python.h). If you don’t have Python developer libraries installed on your machine, use your package manager to install python-dev package.
In addition, matplotlib is required for using plotting functions. ProDy, ProDy Applications, and Evol Applications can be operated without this package.
If you have pip installed, type the following:
pip install -U ProDy
If you don’t have pip, please download an installation file and follow the instructions.
After installing the required packages, you will need to download a suitable ProDy source or installation file from http://python.org/pypi/ProDy. For changes and list of new features see Release Notes.
Linux
Download ProDy-x.y.z.tar.gz. Extract tarball contents and run setup.py as follows:
$ tar -xzf ProDy-x.y.z.tar.gz
$ cd ProDy-x.y.z
$ python setup.py build
$ python setup.py install
If you need root access for installation, try sudo python setup.py install. If you don’t have root access, please consult alternate and custom installation schemes in Installing Python Modules.
Mac OS
For installing ProDy, please follow the Linux installation instructions.
Windows
Remove previously installed ProDy release from Uninstall a program in Control Panel.
Download ProDy-0.x.y.win32-py2.z.exe and run to install ProDy.
To be able use ProDy Applications and Evol Applications in command prompt (cmd.exe), append Python and scripts folders (e.g. C:\Python27 and C:\Python27\Scripts) to PATH environment variable.
Following software is included in the ProDy installation packages:
Source code is available at https://github.com/prody/ProDy.