FRETBursts Dependencies¶

For documentation purposes, this is the list of dependencies to run FRETBursts:

• Python 3.5+ or 2.7 (deprecated)
• Numpy 1.6+
• Scipy 0.17+
• Matplotlib 1.5+ or 2+, with QT4 backend (either PyQT4 or PySide) or QT5.
• PyTables 3.x. To load/save the Photon-HDF5.
• lmfit 0.9.3+, used for flexible histogram fitting.
• Jupyter environment: notebook, ipython, ipywidgets.
• Pandas, for nice table representation and exporting data.

If you want to compile the cython extensions (optional) you also need:

• cython 0.20 or newer.
• a C compiler

For developing FRETBursts you should also install

• sphinx 1.3+ (we use napoleon extension) to build this documentation.
• pytest to execute the unit tests.

Note that, unless you know what you are doing, you should never install these dependencies manually. Use a scientific python distribution like Continuum Anaconda instead.