Installation

To compile you first patch, first you need to install pd4web and python. You can use a PureData patch or a Python package.

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Pd Patch (Graphical Interface)

Simple Gui Interface to use pd4web.

• How to Install?

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  To use the pd4web object in PureData, follow these steps:

  • Install PureData and Python (bottom of the page).

  • Open PureData.

  • Navigate to Help Find Externals.
  • Search for pd4web.
  • Click the Install button.

• Gui Interface

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Python Package (Command Line)

Prefer the Command Line? Here's How

If you're comfortable with the command line, you can use the pd4web package to compile your patches efficiently.

• Set up in 10 seconds

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  Use pip to install the pd4web package:

  pip install pd4web
  

• Command Line Use

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  You will get a executable script called pd4web.

  usage: pd4web.py <PureData Patch>
  

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Run the command pd4web <PureData Patch> to compile your patch. The options are:

• --template <TEMPLATE_NUMBER> : Specify the template number.
• --memory <MEMORY_SIZE> : Specify the memory size in megabytes (MB).
• --clean : Clean the output directory before compiling.
• --verbose or -v : Show verbose output.
• --nogui : Do not show the GUI.
• --patch-zoom <ZOOM> : Specify the patch zoom level.
• --debug : Compile the website with debugging information.
• --run-browser : Run browser (this will not compile the patch).