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Version: 13.2.1

Windows

The steps provided below have been tested on Windows 10 and Windows 11.

📋 System requirements​

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If you have already installed the requirements for the latest major version 13, you can directly skip to 🧮 Processing module installation.

C Compiler​

In order to install the hdbscan python package later on, a C compiler will be required.

You can install it on Windows through the Visual Studio Build Tools.

🛠️ Installation procedure

  1. Navigate to Microsoft C++ Build Tools
  2. Click on Download Build Tools to download the executable
  3. Run the executable (proceed until you get the menu Installing - Visual Studio Build Tools...)
  4. Check the first box for Desktop development with C++
  5. Click on Install (requires 6 Gb of disk space)

  6. Wait for the installation to complete. Once done, you can close the Visual Studio Build Tools window

Chocolatey​

We recommend using Chocolatey as a package manager to install the necessary requirements for the application on Windows.

🛠️ Installation procedure

  1. Click on the start menu (or press Win on your keyboard)
  2. Type PowerShell
  3. Right-click on the PowerShell icon
  4. Select Run as Administrator (this will open a new elevated terminal)
  5. Navigate to Chocolatey installation page
  6. Scroll to find the installation command
  7. Copy the command
  8. Paste it in your elevated terminal
  9. Press Enter to execute the command. Wait for the installation to finish.
  10. Keep the terminal open for subsequent steps

Python​

For Python installation, use the following command:

choco install python3 --version=3.10.11 -y

📦 Other Dependencies​

Install the additional dependencies required by the application:

Use the command below to install these dependencies:

choco install curl ffmpeg -y

🧮 Processing module​

  1. Create a new folder on your local disk where you want the module to be installed
  2. Download the installation script (right click, save as): sse-processing-13.2.1.bat
  3. Place that script in your created folder
  4. Double-click on the script to start the installation process
tip

You will need to double-click on this script everytime you want to use the 🧮 Processing module.

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🗑️ Uninstallation​

📋 System requirements​

To remove the installed requirements, open an elevated PowerShell window (as described in the Chocolatey section) and run the following command:

choco uninstall python3 curl ffmpeg -y

🧮 Processing module​

Delete the folder you created when installing the module.

⏭️ Next step​

Proceed to the 🏃 Getting started documentation.