Installation guide¶
akismet 1.0 is officially tested and supported on the
following versions of Python:
- Python 2.7
- Python 3.3
- Python 3.4
- Python 3.5
- Python 3.6
Normal installation¶
The preferred method of installing akismet is via pip, the
standard Python package-installation tool. If you don’t have pip,
instructions are available for how to obtain and install it. If you’re using
Python 2.7.9 or later (for Python 2) or Python 3.4 or later (for
Python 3), pip came bundled with your installation of Python.
Once you have pip, simply type:
pip install akismet
Manual installation¶
It’s also possible to install akismet manually. To do so, obtain
the latest packaged version from the listing on the Python Package
Index. Unpack the
.tar.gz file, and run:
python setup.py install
Once you’ve installed akismet, you can verify successful
installation by opening a Python interpreter and typing import
akismet.
If the installation was successful, you’ll simply get a fresh Python
prompt. If you instead see an ImportError, check the configuration
of your install tools and your Python import path to ensure
akismet installed into a location Python can import from.
Installing from a source checkout¶
The development repository for akismet is at
<https://github.com/ubernostrum/akismet>. Presuming you have git installed, you can obtain a copy of the
repository by typing:
git clone https://github.com/ubernostrum/akismet.git
From there, you can use normal git commands to check out the specific
revision you want, and install it using python setup.py install.