Installation¶

pygixml can be installed using pip from the GitHub repository.

Prerequisites¶

Python 3.7 or higher
Cython 3.0+
CMake 3.15+
C++ compiler (GCC, Clang, or MSVC)

Installation Methods¶

From PyPI (Recommended)¶

pip install pygixml

From GitHub¶

pip install git+https://github.com/MohammadRaziei/pygixml.git

Verification¶

To verify the installation, run:

import pygixml
print(f"pygixml version: {pygixml.__version__}")

Troubleshooting¶

Common Issues¶

CMake not found: Install CMake from https://cmake.org/download/
C++ compiler not found: Install build tools for your platform
Cython not found: Install Cython with pip install cython

Platform-Specific Instructions¶

Windows¶

Install Visual Studio Build Tools or use the Visual Studio installer.

Linux¶

Install build essentials:

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake

# CentOS/RHEL
sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
sudo yum install cmake

macOS¶

Install Xcode command line tools:

xcode-select --install

Dependencies¶

pugixml: Included as submodule, automatically built
Cython: Required for building the wrapper
scikit-build-core: Used for the build system
CMake: Required for building pugixml and the wrapper