.. _installation: Installation ============ Installing **PyCK** is as easy as installing any other python package using either **easy_install** or **pip**. It is a good idea to setup pyck inside a virtual environment. Here is how: 1. (optional) Install pip if you don't already have it:: sudo easy_install pip 2. Install virtualenv if you don't have it already:: sudo pip install virtualenv 3. Create a virtual environment for your PyCK applications:: virtualenv --no-site-packages pyckenv 4. Activate your new virtual environment:: source pyckenv/bin/activate Anytime you want to deactivate the environment just issue the command **deactivate** 5. Install pyck:: pip install pyck This is the only step you actually need to do, if you already have easy_install or pip, installing pyck is as easy as **easy_install pyck** or **pip install pyck**, however using a virtual environment sandboxes the rest of the system nicely for you.