Installation
Pre-Requisites
The OpenBB Platform CLI is a wrapper around the Platform, and should be installed along side an existing OpenBB installation.
- A Python virtual environment with a version between 3.9 and 3.11, inclusive, is required.
Please refer to the OpenBB Platform install documentation for instructions and more information.
If the OpenBB Platform is not already installed, the openbb-cli package will install all available components.
Windows
The machine may need to have an installation of Visual C++ Build Tools available. Download the elements highlighted in the images below.
"Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 or greater is required"
Linux Requirements
Linux users will need to take additional steps prior to installation.
Rust
Rust and Cargo must be installed, system-level, and in the PATH. Follow the instructions on-screen to install and add to PATH in the shell profile.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.3 https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
Webkit
Next, install webkit.
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Debian-based / Ubuntu / Mint:
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev -
Arch Linux / Manjaro:
sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk -
Fedora:
sudo dnf install gtk3-devel webkit2gtk3-devel
PyPI
Within your existing OpenBB environment, install openbb-cli with:
pip install openbb-cli
The installation script adds openbb to the PATH within your Python environment. The application can be launched from any path, as long as the environment is active.
openbb
Welcome to OpenBB Platform CLI v1.0.0
Source
Follow the instructions here to clone the GitHub repo and install the OpenBB Platform from the source code.
Next, navigate into the folder: ~/OpenBBTerminal/openbb_platform
The Python environment should have poetry installed.
pip install poetry
Finally, enter:
python dev_install.py -e --cli
Installing New Modules
New extensions, or removals, are automatically added (removed) to the CLI on the next launch.