pytapas 1.0.18

Transient Absorption Processing & Analysis Software

TAPAS

Transient Absorption Processing & Analysis Software

What is TAPAS?

Installation Guide

There are three ways to install and run TAPAS

1. Download & Run the Bundled App

2. Install from PyPI

3. Install from Source

Bundled App (GitHub Release)

1. Visit the Releases page on GitHub

2. Download the ZIP for your platform (e.g. TAPAS_vX.Y.Z.zip).

3. Extract the ZIP to a folder of your choice.

4. Run the executable:

No Python installation or environment setup is required.

Install from PyPI

1. Install via pip:

   pip install pytapas

2. Launch the GUI:

   • Use the console script:

     tapas

   • Or invoke as a module:

     python -m tapas

   Both commands start the same TAPAS graphical interface.

From Source (Development Workflow)

1. Obtain the source:

   • Clone the repo:

     git clone https://github.com/PyTAPAS/TAPAS.git
     cd TAPAS

   • OR download Source code (zip) from GitHub and extract it.

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   • Windows (cmd.exe):

     python -m venv .venv
     .venv\Scripts\activate

   • Windows (PowerShell):

     python -m venv .venv
     .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

   • macOS / Linux:

     python3 -m venv .venv
     source .venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies and the editable package:

   pip install --upgrade pip
   pip install -e .

   (This reads pyproject.toml and installs all required dependencies.)

4. Launch TAPAS:

   python launch_TAPAS.py

Documentation

A detailed documentation can be found here.

License

Copyright 2025 Philipp Frech

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.