Requirements

Microprobe is written in Python, so you need a Python installation to run it. As a result, the basic requirements are the following:

  • python >= 3.7, 3.8, 3.9: Older/Newer Python versions may work but we have not tested them.

  • virtualenv : A Python environment virtualizer that provides all the necessary tools to manage Python packages and execution environment.

The code is targeted to be architecture agnostic and OS agnostic, so it should run on PPC, Z or x86 platforms as well as on Linux or AIX systems. The code has been validated on the following platforms:

  • PPC64/Linux with Python 3.9

  • Z/Linux with Python 3.9

  • x86_64/Linux with Python 3.9

If you have another environment that you would like to be tested, let us know (Contact).

Installation/Upgrading requirements

Microprobe is distributed using a package manager. This allows the centralized management of new releases, updates and bug fixes via a set repositories.

  • virtualenv : Necessary to ensure a clean installation and avoid environment related Python configuration issues. Check the documentation to install it on your system if you do not already have it.

  • pip : Python package manager. It is included by default in Python >= 3.7 and within any virtualenv environments created. You should have it installed in your virtualenv environment by default. Check the installation guide if you want to customize your own setup.

Runtime requirements

Some of the functionalities implemented within Microprobe require extra Python packages. The installation instructions provided in this documentation already take care of installing them but we provide the information in case you want to do a custom manual Microprobe installation.

The extra Python packages required are the following:

  • PyYAML : YAML parsing package. This is usually included in a typical installation of Python and it is available as a binary package in major Linux distributions. In case you do not have it, this package can be found at PyYAML or installed using pip (e.g. pip install --pre pyaml).

  • argparse : Command line parsing package. This is usually included in a typical installation of Python and it is available as a binary package in major Linux distributions. In case you do not have it, this package can be found at argparse or installed using pip (e.g. pip install --pre argparse).

  • rxjson : Schema validation package. In case you do not have it, this package can be found at rxjson or installed using pip (e.g. pip install --pre rxjson).

  • fasteners : Cross platform locks for threads and processes. This package can be found at fasteners or installed using pip (e.g. pip install --pre fasteners).