Installation from a binary package tells you how to install igraph from a precompiled binary package on various platforms.Ĭompiling igraph from source tells you how to compile igraph from the source package. Precompiled packages are often called binary packageswhile the raw source code is usually referred to as the source package. Do not worry, though, there are precompiled packages for the major operating systems, so you will not have to compile igraph from source unless you use an esoteric operating system or you have specific requirements i.
It is not a standalone program, nor it is a Python package that you can just drop on your Python path to start using it.
This chapter describes how to install the C core of igraph and its Python bindings on various operating systems.
