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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.

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If the OpenBB Platform is not already installed, the openbb-cli package will install the default components.

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.

  • 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.

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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/cli

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The Python environment should have toml and poetry installed.

pip install toml poetry

Finally, enter:

poetry install

Alternatively, install locally with pip:

pip install -e .

Installing New Modules​

New extensions, or removals, are automatically added (removed) to the CLI on the next launch.

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