Installation

DucklingScript has been tested on:

• Windows 11
• MacOS Ventura
• Ubuntu Jammy (Linux)

Step One

Our ducks are most familiar with Python 3.11, but they'll probably work with most later versions as well. Just make sure you meet the minimum version (Python 3.11) or they might get a bit pecky.

Many have explained how to install Python, but if you're not familiar with the eggcellent language the best place to look is pretty much always on the official site.

Once you've got the basics working you can waddle your way through the install with pip or pipx. Though our lab coat-wearing waterfowl generally recommend pipx since that will handle putting the scripts on PATH so you (hopefully) don't have to worry about it.

With pipx (recommended)

With pipx

Step Two

If you don't have pipx, you can install it with:

python3.11 -m pip install pipx
python3.11 -m pipx ensurepath

info

We do recommend that if you have multiple Python versions you put the Python version at the end of the command as seen above.

Once pipx is in place run this to check that it's working properly:

pipx --version

Step Three

If pipx is working and you're ready to get quackin, getting DucklingScript on your machine is as simple as:

pipx install ducklingscript

Step Four

Assuming everything has gone correctly you should now be able to run the command below and your new ducks will quack back with the basics:

duckling --help

Without pipx

Without pipx

Step Two

If pipx is too plucky you can install DucklingScript on most of the major operating systems with:

pip3.11 install ducklingscript

info

We do recommend that if you have multiple Python versions put the Python version at the end of the command as seen above.

Step Three

You now have a few options on how to run the command. This way works in most circumstances:

duckling --help

However, if the script is not put on PATH, then it might be best to do it this way: That said if you haven't got your ducks on PATH your best option is probably:

pip -m ducklingscript --help