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Via Conda (recommended)
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.. note::
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.. admonition:: Supported Python versions
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* cylc-flow supports Python 3.8+.
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* cylc-uiserver currently only supports Python 3.8-3.9.
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We recommend using the fast Mamba environment solver to install Cylc.
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Mamba can be used as `a drop-in replacement for the conda command
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<https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>`_,
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or as `a conda command plugin
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.. tip::
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We recommend using Mamba to install Cylc.
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Mamba (or Micromamba) can be used as
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`a faster, drop-in replacement for the conda command
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<https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html>`_.
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If using Conda, make sure to use the libmamba-solver by updating to
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Conda 23.10 or using the `conda-libmamba-solver plugin for conda
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<https://conda.github.io/conda-libmamba-solver/getting-started/>`_.
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The classic conda environment solver may be too slow for a complex package
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like Cylc.
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.. admonition:: Supported Python versions
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Requires Python 3.7 - 3.9
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* cylc-flow supports Python 3.7+.
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* cylc-uiserver currently only supports Python 3.8-3.9.
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For Mac OS Versions 10.15.0 (Catalina) and higher SSH is disabled by
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For Mac OS Versions 10.15.0 (Catalina) and higher, SSH is disabled by
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default. The ability to SSH into your Mac OS box may be required for
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certain Cylc installations.
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