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Installing Mito
How to install the mitosheet package for Jupyter.
- 1.Check that you have Python 3.6 or above, and Python 3.11 or below by opening a terminal and running
python --version
- 2.
Installing Mito in a virtual environment reduces dependency issues and ensures that Mito will not impact any of your other Python projects.
Python Virtual Environment
Anaconda Navigator
Conda Virtual Environment
Create a new environment:
python -m venv mitoenv
Activate the environment:
- On Windows in command prompt:
mitoenv\Scripts\activate.bat
- On Mac:
source mitoenv/bin/activate
Install the Mito installer:
python -m pip install mitoinstaller
Run the Mito installer:
python -m mitoinstaller install
Install Mito
To install Mito within an Anaconda Navigatior virtual environment:
- 1.Select
Environments
in the left navigation - 2.Select the
Create
button to create a new environment - 3.Give your new environment a descriptive name like
Mito
- 4.Make sure it is configured to use Python >3.6
- 5.Click
create
- 6.After the environment is created, switch to
Home
, and select theMito
environment you just created. - 7.Select the "▶" icon next to your new environment. Then select "Open terminal".
- 8.In the terminal, install Mito by running the command:
python -m pip install mitosheet
Use Mito
- 1.Click on the
Home
button - 2.Find the
Juptyer Lab
tile and pressLaunch
- 3.
Create a new conda environment:
conda create -n mitoenv python=3.10
Activate your new environment:
conda activate mitoenv
Download the Mito package:
python -m pip install mitoinstaller
Run the installer. This command may take a few moments to run:
python -m mitoinstaller install
Mito can be installed for JupyterLab and Streamlit without executing the Mito installer. Just run the following command:
python -m pip install mitosheet
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