.. _installation:

Installation
============

You can install MMER using below methods:

Install from PyPI (Recommended)
---------------------------------

.. code-block:: bash

   pip install mmer

Install from Source
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Method 1: Using Github
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To use the latest development version (not guaranteed to be stable),
install directly from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/Sajad-Hussaini/mmer):

.. code-block:: bash

   pip install git+https://github.com/Sajad-Hussaini/mmer.git

Method 2: Using Git
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you have Git installed, clone the repository:
Go to https://github.com/Sajad-Hussaini/mmer and clone it.

.. code-block:: bash

   git clone https://github.com/Sajad-Hussaini/mmer.git
   cd mmer
   pip install .

Method 3: Download ZIP file
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If you don't have Git installed, you can download the source code as a ZIP file:

1. Go to https://github.com/Sajad-Hussaini/mmer and download the ZIP file.
2. Extract the ZIP file to your desired location.

Then install from the extracted directory:

.. code-block:: bash

   cd path/to/extracted/mmer
   pip install .