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Install phidata

We highly recommend:

  • Installing phidata using pip in a python virtual environment.
  • Creating an ai directory for your ai workspaces
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Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create an ai directory with a python virtual environment.

mkdir ai && cd ai

python3 -m venv aienv
source aienv/bin/activate
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Install phidata

Install phidata using pip

pip install -U phidata
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Install docker

Install docker desktop to run apps locally


If you encounter errors, try updating pip using python -m pip install --upgrade pip

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Upgrade phidata

To upgrade phidata, run this in your virtual environment

pip install -U phidata --no-cache-dir

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Setup workspace

If you have an existing phidata workspace, set it up using

phi ws setup

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Reset phidata

To reset the phidata config, run

phi init -r

This does not delete any physical data