Windows
The steps provided below have been tested on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
📋 System requirements
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
- Navigate to Microsoft C++ Build Tools
- Click on
Download Build Tools
to download the executable - Run the executable (proceed until you get the menu Installing - Visual Studio Build Tools...)
- Check the first box for
Desktop development with C++
- Click on
Install
(requires 6 Gb of disk space) 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
- Click on the start menu (or press
Win
on your keyboard) - Type PowerShell
- Right-click on the PowerShell icon
- Select Run as Administrator (this will open a new elevated terminal)
- Navigate to Chocolatey installation page
- Scroll to find the installation command
- Copy the command
- Paste it in your elevated terminal
- Press
Enter
to execute the command. Wait for the installation to finish. - 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
- Create a new folder on your local disk where you want the module to be installed
- Download the installation script (right click, save as): sse-processing-13.7.0.bat
- Place that script in your created folder
- Double-click on the script to start the installation process
You will need to double-click on this script everytime you want to use the 🧮 Processing module.
Windows screencast
🗑️ 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.