Installation#

PyVBMC is available via pip and conda-forge.

Install with:

python -m pip install pyvbmc

or:

conda install --channel=conda-forge pyvbmc

PyVBMC requires Python version 3.9 or newer.

(Optional): Install Jupyter to view the examples. You can skip this step if you’re working from a Conda environment which already has Jupyter, but be aware that if the wrong jupyter executable is found on your path then import errors may arise.
```
conda install jupyter
```
If you are running Python 3.11 and get an UnsatisfiableError you may need to install Jupyter from conda-forge:
```
conda install --channel=conda-forge jupyter
```
The example notebooks can be accessed by running
```
python -m pyvbmc
```

You can run PyVBMC’s internal tests with

pytest --pyargs pyvbmc --reruns=3

The –reruns=3 argument allows re-trying a failed test up to 3 times, as many of PyVBMC’s tests are stochastic in nature. Note that the complete test suite may take a significant amount of time (20-30 minutes or more, depending on your hardware).

If you wish to install directly from latest source code, please see the Installation instructions for developers.