Installation

Package repositories

toot is packaged for various platforms. If possible use your OS's package manager to install toot.

Packaging status

Homebrew

For Mac users, toot is available in homebrew.

brew install toot

Using pipx

pipx installs packages from PyPI into isolated environments. It is the recommended installation method if there is no OS package or the package is outdated.

Firstly, install pipx following their installation instructions.

Install toot:

pipx install toot

Install with optional image support:

pipx install "toot[images]"

Upgrade to latest version:

pipx upgrade toot

From source

You can get the latest source distribution from Github.

Clone the project and install into a virtual environment.

git clone git@github.com:ihabunek/toot.git
cd toot
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install .

After this, the executable is available at .venv/bin/toot.

To install with optonal image support:

pip install ".[images]"