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Install
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This section covers the basics of how to download and install
`DXchange <https://github.com/data-exchange/dxchange>`_.

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Installing from source
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Clone the `DXchange <https://github.com/data-exchange/dxchange>`_
from `GitHub <https://github.com>`_ repository::

    git clone https://github.com/data-exchange/dxchange.git dxchange

then::

    cd dxchange
    pip install .

DXchange is dependent on other libraries, listed in the requirements.txt and
meta.yaml files.

Installing from Conda/Binstar
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First you must have `Conda <http://continuum.io/downloads>`_
installed, then open a terminal or a command prompt window and run::

    conda install -c conda-forge dxchange


Updating the installation
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Data Management is an active project, so we suggest you update your installation
frequently. To update the installation run in your terminal::

    conda update -c conda-forge dxchange

For some more information about using Conda, please refer to the
`docs <http://conda.pydata.org/docs>`__.