1. Installation

The installation of PyDvi by itself is quite simple. However it will be easier to get the dependencies on a Linux desktop.

1.1. Dependencies

PyDvi requires the following dependencies:

The OpenGL DVI viewer requires these additional dependencies:

The DVI to PNG tool requires these additional dependencies:

Also it is recommanded to have these Python modules:

  • pip
  • virtualenv

For development, you will need in addition:

1.2. Installation from PyPi Repository

PyDvi is made available on the PyPI repository at https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyDVI

Run this command to install the last release:

pip install PyDvi

1.3. Installation from Source

The PyDvi source code is hosted at https://github.com/FabriceSalvaire/PyDVI

To clone the Git repository, run this command in a terminal:

git clone git@github.com:FabriceSalvaire/PyDvi.git

Then to build and install PyDvi run these commands:

python setup.py build
python setup.py install

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