Installation¶
rastro can be used as either a standalone rust library or a python library. Rastro is implemented as a Rust library, but we simultaneously provide a python wrapper to easily use the functionality.
Rust¶
First ensure that you have Rust installed in your desired development environment. The Rust Book is an excellent resource to start
To add RAstro to you desired librarysimly edit your Cargo.toml file and add rastro as a dependency.
Python¶
Currently, the python package is a source distribution meaning that it provides the rust source of the wrapper and compiles the Python package at installation. While support for wheel distribution is desired it isn't planned for near-term implementation. A pull request for wheel support would be welcome.
The source distribution requires that a Rust toolchain is installed and available locally. Additionally, a Python environment must be available. We recommend using pyenv and pyenv-virtualenv for managing Python environments.