Installation instructions ========================= .. contents:: .. _install_dependencies: First, install dependencies --------------------------- So far, the only dependency you will need in order to run postman is Python_ Postman has been tested with python *2.7.x*, but it should work with versions *2.6.x* too. Please, refer to your operating system package system documentation to learn more about how to install python. .. _install_postman: Second, install Postman ----------------------- .. _install_with_pip: Installing using pip ++++++++++++++++++++ You can install Postman using pip_:: pip install -e https://bitbucket.org/codigo23/postman#egg=postman .. note:: Postman has not been recorded/uploaded to pypi_ yet, so, in order to install it using pip you will have to provide the URL for the public Postman repo. .. _install_with_easy_install: Installing using easy_install +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You can not install Postman using easy_install_ yet (until we do record/upload it to pypi) .. _install_inside_virtualenv: Installing inside a virtualenv ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You can install Postman inside a virtualenv_. Just create a virtualenv:: virtualenv /path/to/your/env Then activate it:: source /path/to/your/env/bin/activate .. note:: If your shell is **csh**/**tcsh** remember you have to activate the environment this way:: source /path/to/your/env/bin/activate.csh And, once the environment has been activated, use pip to install Postman:: env$ pip install -e https://bitbucket.org/codigo23/postman#egg=postman .. _install_from_sources: Installing from sources +++++++++++++++++++++++ When installing from sources, you can download one of the official releases or you can go with the *bleeding edge* and get a copy of the official source code repository. .. _install_from_release: Releases ******** **There are no releases yet**. You will have to install it from the repository. .. _install_from_repository: From repository *************** The source code of Postman is hosted in bitbucket_ [1]_. In order to grab the latest sources you need Mercurial_. To get a copy of the sources, just *clone* the repository:: hg clone https://bitbucket.org/codigo23/postman postman-repo Then, go inside the *postman-repo* directory and run:: python setup.py install .. warning:: If you want to install it *system-wide*, probably you will need *root* privileges (check your OS documentation to learn more about how to get *root* privileges - for example using sudo_) .. note:: This process will work inside a virtualenv_ too. .. _install_setting_up_postman: Setting up Postman ------------------ TBW .. _install_running_postman: Running Postman --------------- TBW .. _install_running_tests: Running tests (developers only) ------------------------------- TBW .. _Python: http://python.org .. _pip: http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/index.html .. _pypi: http://pypi.python.org/pypi .. _easy_install: http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall .. _virtualenv: http://www.virtualenv.org/en/latest/index.html .. _bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org .. _Mercurial: http://mercurial.selenic.com .. _sudo: http://sudo.ws .. [1] https://bitbucket.org/codigo23/postman