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# Installation of python-gvm

For installing the latest stable release of **python-gvm**, [pip], [poetry]
or [pipenv] can be used.

If an application or library that uses **python-gvm** internally is developed,
it is often better to choose [poetry] for handling the dependencies.

## Using pip

For installing **python-gvm** using [pip] run:

```
python3 -m pip install python-gvm
```

## Using poetry

For installing **python-gvm** using [poetry] run:

```
poetry add python-gvm
```

If the usage of [poetry] is not familiar, its documentation can be found at
<https://python-poetry.org/docs/>.

## Using pipenv

For installing **python-gvm** using [pipenv] run:

```
pipenv install python-gvm
```

If [pipenv] is not used yet, head over to the pipenv website for
installation instructions.

## Getting the Source

The source code of **python-gvm** can be found at
[GitHub](https://github.com/greenbone/python-gvm).

To clone the public repository run:

```
git clone git://github.com/greenbone/python-gvm
```

Once there is a copy of the source, it can be embedded it the own application as follows:

```
python3 -m pip install -e /path/to/python-gvm
```

[pip]: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/
[pipenv]: https://pipenv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
[poetry]: https://python-poetry.org/
