Before we begin, it is required that we install each library. There are two major methods of installing a library:
- We download the source code and build binaries by compiling the code
- We can directly download binaries and put them in relevant directories
While downloading pre-built binaries is a faster method, however, due to the difference of platforms or non-availability of binaries may force to build a library from source. If readers are using different OS then the mentioned in the following sections, they might come across such a situation. Once installed a library, it can be used with programs or other libraries.
Since it is crucial to have libraries that are not affected by other installations, we will be using Python-based environments in most of the book. This helps in keeping track of libraries installed and also separates different environment...