Installation

Requirements

Python 3.8 or higher
GPCC 1.1.0 or higher library

Installing from PyPI

Install the package:

pip install gs1_gpc

Installing from Source

git clone https://github.com/mcgarrah/gs1_gpc_python.git
cd gs1_gpc_python

# Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended)
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies including gpcc from GitHub
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install the package in development mode
pip install -e .

PostgreSQL Support

To use PostgreSQL instead of SQLite, install the PostgreSQL extra:

pip install gs1_gpc[postgresql]

Or when installing from source:

pip install -e ".[postgresql]"

Development Installation

For development, you can install additional dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

This will install testing and code quality tools like pytest, black, flake8, etc.