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First Install Python

On MacOS you can install Python as an ordinary software.

  • Go to Python.org,
  • Go to the bottom of the page and download: macOS 64-bit universal2 installer.
  • Install it as an ordinary program.

On Windows you can install Python as an ordinary software.

  • Go to Python.org,
  • Go to the bottom of the page and download: Windows installer (64-bit).
  • Install it as an ordinary program.

Be careful of conflicts with numpy installed on the system

Sometimes, if numpy is already installed on your system (with the same version), py4pd may not work. This is a known limitation, and I haven't found a solution for it yet besides uninstall numpy from the system. Be carefull.

On Linux:

  • Open the terminal.
  • Run:
    • sudo dnf install python3.12 python3-pip
    • sudo apt install python3.12 python3-pip
    • sudo yay -S python312 python3.pip

After Install py4pd

  1. Open PureData,
  2. Go to Help->Find Externals->,
  3. Search for py4pd,
  4. Select py4pd and click on Install:

Install py4pd

Process of install py4pd on PureData

Extra Info

To use py4pd, besides PureData, you always need to install Python and the package py4pd. I recommend to install Python first then the py4pd package.

Warning

Always use the right version of Python as showed in the table.

Py4pd Version Python Version
0.9.0 Python 3.12
0.8.0 Python 3.11
0.7.0 Python 3.10

Info

I have decided to always use one version below the current Python release. So, if the current Python version is 3.48, py4pd will use Python version 3.47. You can find additional releases of py4pd on GitHub: https://github.com/charlesneimog/py4pd.