Installation

  • Requires Python 2 (>=2.6) or Python 3 (>=3.5) (new to Python? Use Anaconda’s installer)

  • Install or upgrade with pip install -U phidl

  • If you are on Windows or Mac and don’t already have gdspy installed, you will need a C++ compiler
    • For Windows + Python 3, install the Microsoft “Build Tools for Visual Studio”

    • For Mac, install “Xcode” from the App Store, then run the command xcode-select --install in the terminal