PySwip INSTALL

PySwip has no dependencies beyond Python's standard library. Some operating systems do not install the full standard library. In that case make sure that your Python setup includes ctypes.

We recommend installing PySwip into a virtual environment. Python3 already has built-in support for that. You can create a virtual environment in pyswip_env directory using:

python3 -m venv pyswip_env

After that, you have to activate the virtual environment. On UNIX-like platorms (Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD, etc.) with BASH/csh/tcsh shell:

source pyswip_env/bin/activate

On Windows:

pyswip_env\Scripts\activate

See the Python documentation for more information.

IMPORTANT: Make sure the SWI-Prolog architecture is the same as the Python architecture. If you are using a 64bit build of Python, use a 64bit build of SWI-Prolog, etc.*

Linux

Arch Linux

Alexander Rødseth maintains the Arch Linux package.

Install PySwip with dependencies using:

sudo pacman -S python-pyswip

Manjaro Linux

Same as the Arch Linux instructions. See: https://discover.manjaro.org/packages/python-pyswip

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre

Same as the Arch Linux instructions. See: https://www.parabola.nu/packages/?q=python-pyswip

Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian

There are no native packages for Debian-based distros. Follow these steps to install PySwip:

Install SWI-Prolog:
```
sudo apt install swi-prolog
```
If you don't want the X bindings, just use the swi-prolog-nox package.
Install and activate a virtual environment as described before.
Install pyswip from Python package index using:
```
pip install pyswip
```

Run a quick test by running following code at your Python console:

from pyswip import Prolog
prolog = Prolog()
prolog.assertz("father(michael,john)")

Windows

Get a recent version of SWI-Prolog from http:https://www.swi-prolog.org/Download.html and install it.
Make sure swipl executable is on the PATH.
pip install pyswip

Run a quick test by running following code at your Python console:

from pyswip import Prolog
prolog = Prolog()
prolog.assertz("father(michael,john)")

MacOS Intel

Get a recent version of SWI-Prolog from http:https://www.swi-prolog.org/Download.html and install it.
pip install pyswip
Make sure swipl executable is on the PATH and the directory that contains libswipl.dylib is in the DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. For example, if SWI-Prolog is in /Applications/SWI-Prolog.app directory, the following may work:
```
export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/SWI-Prolog.app/Contents/swipl/bin/x86_64-darwin15.6.0
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=/Applications/SWI-Prolog.app/Contents/swipl/lib/x86_64-darwin15.6.0
```

Run a quick test by running following code at your Python console:

from pyswip import Prolog
prolog = Prolog()
prolog.assertz("father(michael,john)")

MacOS M1

Get a recent version of SWI-Prolog from http:https://www.swi-prolog.org/Download.html and install it.
pip install pyswip
Make sure swipl executable is on the PATH and the directory that contains libswipl.dylib is in the DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. For example, if SWI-Prolog is in /Applications/SWI-Prolog.app directory, the following may work:
```
export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=/Applications/SWI-Prolog.app/Contents/Frameworks
export PATH=$PATH:/Applications/SWI-Prolog.app/Contents/MacOS
```

Run a quick test by running following code at your Python console:

from pyswip import Prolog
prolog = Prolog()
prolog.assertz("father(michael,john)")

Other UNIX

FreeBSD

SWI-Prolog can be installed using pkg:
```
pkg install swi-pl
```
pip install pyswip

Run a quick test by running following code at your Python console:

from pyswip import Prolog
prolog = Prolog()
prolog.assertz("father(michael,john)")

Retired Distributions

The following ports don't seem to be maintained anymore.

Fedora

Till Hofmann maintains the Fedora package.

Install PySwip for Python 3 with dependencies using:

sudo dnf install python3-pyswip

Install PySwip for Python 2 with dependencies using:

sudo dnf install python3-pyswip