.. _installation:

Installation
============

.. _anaconda:

Several installation methods for MOSFiT are outlined below. If you run into
issues, `open a new issue <https://github.com/guillochon/mosfit/issues>`_ on
GitHub.

Setting up Python with Anaconda
-------------------------------

**Platforms:** MacOS X, Linux, and Windows

We recommend using the `Anaconda <http://continuum.io/downloads.html>`__ Python
distribution from Continuum Analytics (or the related Miniconda distribution)
as your Python environment.

Installing with pip
-------------------

**Platforms:** MacOS X, Linux, and Windows

Installing MOSFiT with pip is straightforward::

    pip install mosfit
