.. -*- coding: utf-8 -*- ============ Installing ============ The package is pure Python and one can directly install the `MDAnalysisData package`_ from the Python Package Index (PyPi) with :program:`pip`: .. code-block:: bash pip install --upgrade MDAnalysisData Alternatively, you can also install it with the `conda`_ package manager: .. code-block:: bash conda config --add channels conda-forge conda install mdanalysisdata and to upgrade later .. code-block:: bash conda update mdanalysis .. note:: The package itself is small and initially does not install any datasets. However, the :ref:`data directory `, where datasets are cached, can grow to many gigabytes. .. _`MDAnalysisData package`: https://pypi.org/project/MDAnalysisData/ .. _conda: https://conda.io/docs/ Installing from source ====================== Clone the repository with .. code-block:: bash git clone https://github.com/MDAnalysis/MDAnalysisData.git and install with :program:`pip` .. code-block:: bash pip install MDAnalysisData/