Installation#

ACRO can be installed through multiple package managers and methods.

Requirements#

  • Python: 3.10 or higher

  • Operating System: Windows, macOS, or Linux

Quick Installation#

Conda Installation#

You may need admin privileges to install this way.

conda install -c conda-forge acro

Installing within a Virtual Environment#

This isolates ACRO from changes in the rest of your system, and may be necessary if you don’t have admin privileges on your machine.

# Create virtual environment (creates 'acro-env' folder in current directory)
python -m venv acro-env

# Activate (Windows)
acro-env\Scripts\activate

# Activate (Linux/macOS)
source acro-env/bin/activate

# Install ACRO
pip install acro

Verification#

import acro
from acro.version import __version__
print(f"ACRO version: {__version__}")

# Test basic functionality
session = acro.ACRO()
print("ACRO initialized successfully!")

Next Steps#