diff --git a/docs/source/install.rst b/docs/source/install.rst index a5790372..f5612d21 100644 --- a/docs/source/install.rst +++ b/docs/source/install.rst @@ -180,20 +180,6 @@ use a single tool to install Python and non-Python dependencies, or if you're already using `Anaconda `_ as your Python distribution, refer to the :ref:`Installing with Conda ` section. -Once you've installed the necessary additional dependencies for your system -(see below for your particular platform: :ref:`Linux`, :ref:`MacOS` or -:ref:`Windows`), you should be able to simply run - -.. code-block:: bash - - $ pip install enigma-catalyst matplotlib - -Note that in the command above we install two different packages. The second -one, ``matplotlib`` is a visualization library. While it's not strictly -required to run catalyst simulations or live trading, it comes in very handy -to visualize the performance of your algorithms, and for this reason we -recommend you install it, as well. - If you use Python for anything other than Catalyst, we **strongly** recommend that you install in a `virtualenv `_. The `Hitchhiker's Guide to @@ -206,8 +192,23 @@ summarized version: $ pip install virtualenv $ virtualenv catalyst-venv $ source ./catalyst-venv/bin/activate + + + +Once you've installed the necessary additional dependencies for your system +(:ref:`Linux`, :ref:`MacOS` or :ref:`Windows`) **and have activated your virtualenv**, you should be able to simply run + +.. code-block:: bash + $ pip install enigma-catalyst matplotlib +Note that in the command above we install two different packages. The second +one, ``matplotlib`` is a visualization library. While it's not strictly +required to run catalyst simulations or live trading, it comes in very handy +to visualize the performance of your algorithms, and for this reason we +recommend you install it, as well. + + Troubleshooting ``pip`` Install ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~