Installation of PySILLS

Hey everybody,

It may seem obvious, but the most crucial step before we dive into the details of using PySILLS is, of course, installing it. Since PySILLS is entirely based on Python and its GUI package tkinter, the installation of PySILLS is possible on any system where Python and its associated packages can be accessed. Just like there are many roads leading to Rome, there are also multiple ways to install PySILLS. However, I’d like to present what I believe is the easiest method to install PySILLS on your computer.

If you're experienced with Python, you may have already set up your environment to install Python packages using pip. However, I’m going to assume that you might be less experienced and could use some guidance here. Before we can install PySILLS, we first need to set up a proper Python environment on our computer. For this, I recommend installing Anaconda, which you can easily download and install from their website. Once that's done, open the Anaconda prompt and enter the following command:

pip install PySILLS

Normally, pip should install PySILLS without any issues, but it's possible that some path variables might not be saved correctly due to internal security settings on your system. If everything works as expected, you can now open PySILLS by typing the following command into the Anaconda prompt: 

pysills

Congratulations! You have successfully installed PySILLS and can now open it.

P.S. If we want to update PySILLS later, simply enter the following command:

pip install PySILLS --upgrade

This will upgrade PySILLS to the latest version.

Cheers,
Maximilian