Set up Kedro¶

Installation prerequisites¶

Python: Kedro supports macOS, Linux, and Windows and is built for Python 3.7+. You’ll select a version of Python when you create a virtual environment for your Kedro project.
Virtual environment: You should create a new virtual environment for each new Kedro project you work on to isolate its Python dependencies from those of other projects.
git: You must install git onto your machine if you do not already have it. Type git -v into your terminal window to confirm it is installed; it will return the version of git available or an error message. You can download git from the official website.

Create a virtual environment for your Kedro project¶

We strongly recommend installing conda as your virtual environment manager if you don’t already use it.

Tip

How to create a new virtual environment using `conda`¶

The recommended approach. From your terminal:

conda create --name kedro-environment python=3.10 -y

The example below uses Python 3.10, and creates a virtual environment called kedro-environment. You can opt for a different version of Python (any version >= 3.7 and <3.11) for your project, and you can name it anything you choose.

The conda virtual environment is not dependent on your current working directory and can be activated from any directory:

conda activate kedro-environment

To confirm that a valid version of Python is installed in your virtual environment, type the following in your terminal (macOS and Linux):

python3 --version

On Windows:

python --version

To exit kedro-environment:

conda deactivate

How to create a new virtual environment without using `conda`¶

Depending on your preferred Python installation, you can create virtual environments to work with Kedro using venv or pipenv instead of conda.

Click to expand instructions for venv

If you use Python 3, you should already have the venv module installed with the standard library. Create a directory for working with your project and navigate to it. For example:

mkdir kedro-environment && cd kedro-environment

Next, create a new virtual environment in this directory with venv:

python -m venv .venv

Activate this virtual environment:

source .venv/bin/activate # macOS / Linux
.\.venv\Scripts\activate  # Windows

To exit the environment:

deactivate

Click to expand instructions for pipenv

Install pipenv as follows:

pip install pipenv

Create a directory for working with your project and navigate to it. For example:

mkdir kedro-environment && cd kedro-environment

To start a session with the correct virtual environment activated:

pipenv shell

To exit the shell session:

exit

How to install Kedro using `pip`¶

To install Kedro from the Python Package Index (PyPI):

pip install kedro

You can also install Kedro using conda install -c conda-forge kedro.

How to verify your Kedro installation¶

To check that Kedro is installed:

kedro info

You should see an ASCII art graphic and the Kedro version number. For example:

If you do not see the graphic displayed, or have any issues with your installation, check out the searchable archive of Slack discussions, or post a new query on the Slack organisation.

How to upgrade Kedro¶

The best way to safely upgrade is to check our release notes for any notable breaking changes. Follow the steps in the migration guide included for that specific release.

Once Kedro is installed, you can check your version as follows:

kedro --version

To later upgrade Kedro to a different version, simply run:

pip install kedro -U

When migrating an existing project to a newer Kedro version, make sure you also update the kedro_init_version:

For projects generated with versions of Kedro > 0.17.0, you’ll do this in the pyproject.toml file from the project root directory.
If your project was generated with a version of Kedro <0.17.0, you will instead need to update the ProjectContext, which is found in src/<package_name>/run.py.

How to install a development version of Kedro¶

This section explains how to try out a development version of Kedro direct from the Kedro GitHub repository.

Important

The development version of Kedro is not guaranteed to be bug-free and/or compatible with any of the stable versions. We do not recommend that you use a development version of Kedro in any production systems. Please install and use with caution.

To try out latest, unreleased functionality from the develop branch of the Kedro GitHub repository, run the following installation command:

pip install git+https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro.git@develop

This will install Kedro from the develop branch of the GitHub repository, which is always the most up to date. This command will install Kedro from source, unlike pip install kedro which installs Kedro from PyPI.

If you want to roll back to a stable version of Kedro, execute the following in your environment:

pip uninstall kedro -y
pip install kedro

Summary¶

Kedro can be used on Windows, macOS or Linux.
Installation prerequisites include a virtual environment manager like conda, Python 3.7+, and git.
You should install Kedro using pip install kedro.

If you encounter any problems as you set up Kedro, ask for help on Kedro’s Slack organisation or review the searchable archive of Slack discussions.