Installation

Important

For the moment, instant-python is only supported in Unix-like systems. Windows support is coming soon.

To ensure a clean and isolated environment, we recommend installing instant-python using a virtual environment. At your own risk, you can install it at you system Python installation, but this is not recommended. Below are the preferred installation methods.

Using pipx

The recommended way to install instant-python is using pipx. pipx installs Python applications in isolated environments, ensuring that they do not interfere with other Python applications.

pipx install instant-python

If you do not have pipx installed, you can install it using pip.

pip install --user pipx

Using pyenv

If you already manage your Python versions using a tool like Pyenv, you can install instant-python using pip with pyenv's global Python version.

pip install instant-python

A guide to install and configure pyenv can be found here

Next steps

See the first steps or jump to the guide section to learn more about instant-python commands.