Installing PyKEP

ESA PyKEP Website

Install Procedure

1. git clone https://github.com/esa/pykep.git (NOTE: this is NOT the same as the /py/lib/PyKEP/ submodule)
2. cd pykep
3. if Ubuntu:

• sudo apt-get install cmake
• sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
• sudo apt-get install aptitude

4. if Fedora:

• sudo yum install cmake
• sudo yum install boost
• sudo yum install boost-devel

5. mkdir build
6. cd build/
7. sudo ccmake ../
8. Press [c] for configure
9. enable BUILD_PYKEP

• navigate to it and hit ENTER so it says ON

10. Press [c] again
11. Press [g] to generate a make file

ensure you are still in the build directory

12. sudo make

• Grab a coffee. This will take a few minutes to compile.

13. sudo make install
14. Move PyKEP to your python2.7/site-packages directory from the default

• if Fedora/Most Linux distros:sudo cp -r /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PyKEP /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

Congratulations! PyKEP is now waiting to be used!