Installing Strong-OpX¶

To get started with Strong-OpX, follow the steps below to install the tool and set it up for your project. Strong-OpX requires Python 3.9 or higher, and it is recommended to install it in a separate virtual environment for ease of use and isolation from other Python dependencies.

Install Python¶

Ensure that you have Python 3.9 or higher installed on your system. You can check your Python version by running:

python --version

If you don’t have Python 3.9 or higher, please follow the instructions for installing the latest version of Python from the official Python website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Create a Virtual Environment¶

It is highly recommended to create a separate virtual environment to install Strong-OpX. This ensures that Strong-OpX’s dependencies do not interfere with other Python projects you may be working on.

To create a virtual environment, run the following commands:

python -m venv strong-opx-venv

Once the virtual environment is created, activate it:

source strong-opx-venv/bin/activate

Install Strong-OpX¶

With the virtual environment activated, you can now install Strong-OpX. You can either install from source or from prebuilt wheel.

Installing from Wheel¶

pip install https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/strong-packages/strong_opx-<version>-<python-version>-<python-version>-<platform>.whl

<version>: Specific Strong-OpX version to install. For latest, use latest.
python-version: The Python version for which the wheel is built. Supported values are py39, py310, py311 and py312.
<platform>: The platform for which the wheel is built. Supported values are manylinux2014_x86_64 and macosx_10_9_x86_64 for Linux and MacOS respectively.

Installing from Source¶

git clone git@github.com:strongio/strong-opx
pip install -e ./strong-opx

Create an Alias for Easy Access¶

To avoid typing the full path to the virtual environment every time, or to avoid needing to activate the virtual environment manually each time, we recommend creating an alias in your shell profile.

First get the path to the Strong-OpX executable:

which strong-opx

Next, open your ~/.profile or relevant shell profile file and add the following line to create an alias:

alias strong-opx=<path-you-get-from-above>

Now, you can run Strong-OpX directly from the command line without needing to activate the virtual environment manually each time.