Installation

Requirements

MeatPy requires Python 3.11 or higher.

The easiest way to install MeatPy is using pip:

pip install meatpy

For Parquet output support, install with the parquet extra:

pip install meatpy[parquet]

To install the latest development version from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/vgreg/MeatPy.git
cd MeatPy
pip install -e .

For development, we recommend using uv for dependency management:

git clone https://github.com/vgreg/MeatPy.git
cd MeatPy
uv sync

This will create a virtual environment and install all dependencies including development tools.

You can verify your installation by running:

import meatpy
print(meatpy.__version__)