Installation¶

Follow the steps below to install py-ipld-dag on your platform.

Linux / macOS / Windows

Create a Python virtual environment:
```
python -m venv venv
```

Activate the virtual environment:

Linux / macOS
```
source venv/bin/activate
```
Windows (cmd)
```
venv\Scripts\activate.bat
```
Windows (PowerShell)
```
venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
```

Install py-ipld-dag:
```
python -m pip install py-ipld-dag
```

Development install (from source)¶

For a development setup (run tests, build docs, contribute), see the Contributing guide. Use uv pip install --group dev -e . (or pip install --group dev -e . with pip >= 25.1) after cloning the repository.