One of Python's key advantages that merits repeating is the number of excellent premade packages available for the language; fortunately for us, network analysis is no exception. This short recipe will walk you through installing the libraries you'll need for the rest of this chapter.
The required external libraries for the tasks in this chapter are as follows:
NetworkX
matplotlib
python-louvain
We will use the following steps that should be familiar at this point to prepare for the remaining recipes:
Open a new terminal or command prompt and change to your project directory.
If you are using a virtual environment, activate your virtual environment and type the following:
pip install networkxIf you are not using a virtual environment, you will most likely need to use
sudo, as follows:sudo pip install networkxNow, we must install the
python-louvainpackage:pip install python-louvain