aider-install
A streamlined installer for the aider AI coding assistant.
Quickly install aider
python -m pip install aider-install
aider-install
Features
- Sets up aider and its dependencies in an isolated environment
- Automatically installs Python 3.12 if not present
- Uses uv for fast, reliable Python package management
- Zero configuration needed
- Only 2 packages are installed in the original python environment: uv and aider-install. No other dependencies pollute your original python environment.
Requirements
- macOS, Linux, or Windows
- Python 3.8+ (Python 3.12 will be installed if needed)
How it works
- Running
python -m pip install aider-installinstalls:
- The very minimal
aider-installpackage, which provides theaider-installcommand. - The uv python package as its only dependency.
- Running
aider-installdoes this:
uv tool install --python python3.12 aider-chat
uv tool update-shell
Documentation
Support
For issues with the installer, please open a GitHub issue. For aider usage questions, see the aider documentation.
Metadata
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