| .. _install: | |
| Installation of pytube | |
| ====================== | |
| This guide assumes you already have python and pip installed. | |
| To install pytube, run the following command in your terminal:: | |
| $ pip install pytube | |
| Get the Source Code | |
| ------------------- | |
| pytube is actively developed on GitHub, where the source is `available <https://github.com/pytube/pytube>`_. | |
| You can either clone the public repository:: | |
| $ git clone git://github.com/pytube/pytube.git | |
| Or, download the `tarball <https://github.com/pytube/pytube/tarball/master>`_:: | |
| $ curl -OL https://github.com/pytube/pytube/tarball/master | |
| # optionally, zipball is also available (for Windows users). | |
| Once you have a copy of the source, you can embed it in your Python package, or install it into your site-packages by running:: | |
| $ cd pytube | |
| $ python -m pip install . | |