.. _install:

Installation of Excalibur
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This part of the documentation covers the steps to install Excalibur.

Using pip
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After installing `ghostscript`_, which is one of the requirements for Camelot (See `install instructions`_), you can simply use pip to install Excalibur::

    $ pip install excalibur-py

.. _ghostscript: https://www.ghostscript.com/
.. _install instructions: https://camelot-py.readthedocs.io/en/master/user/install-deps.html

From the source code
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After installing ghostscript, clone the repo using::

    $ git clone https://www.github.com/camelot-dev/excalibur

and install Excalibur using pip::

    $ cd excalibur
    $ pip install .