Install And Setup BeeWare

In this article, we’ll guide you how to install and setup BeeWare on your computer. If you’re interested in developing Python applications that can run natively on different operating systems and mobile devices, then BeeWare is a great option for you.

BeeWare is an open-source collection of tools and libraries that allows you to write native Python applications for a variety of platforms.

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Installing & Setting BeeWare Virtual Environment

Before you can use BeeWare, you’ll need to have Python installed on your computer. If you don’t already have Python installed, you can visit the following Python installation articles if you do not have Python installed on your system:

For macOS: https://mrexamples.com/python/install-python-on-mac/
For Linux: https://mrexamples.com/python/install-python-on-linux/
For Windows: https://mrexamples.com/python/python-getstarted/

Installing Dependencies

Before you can start using Beeware on your Windows, macOS or Linux system, you will need to install its dependencies.

We will guide you through the process of installing the necessary dependencies for Beeware on each of these operating systems.

For MacOS

To install Beeware dependencies on macOS, you need to follow these steps:

  • Install Xcode: Xcode comes with the required development tools for building Beeware dependencies. You can install Xcode from the App Store or download it from the official website.
  • Install Homebrew: Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that simplifies software installation. You can install Homebrew by executing the following command in a terminal:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  • Install Rust: To install Rust, run the following command in the terminal:
brew install rust
  • Install Beeware: Finally, you can install Beeware using the pip package manager by running the following command:
pip install beeware

For Linux

To install Beeware dependencies on Linux, you should follow these steps:

  • Install Rust: Rust can be installed using your distribution’s package manager. For example, on Ubuntu, you can install Rust by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install rustc
  • Install Beeware: Finally, you can install Beeware using the pip package manager by executing the following command:
pip install beeware

For Windows

To install Beeware dependencies on Windows, you should follow these steps:

  • Install Visual Studio: Beeware requires Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Build Tools for building some of its dependencies. You can download the Visual Studio Build Tools installer from the official website and install it on your system.
  • Install Git: Beeware requires Git for downloading and installing some of its dependencies. Download the Git installer from the official website and install it on your system.
  • Install OpenSSL: Beeware requires OpenSSL for secure communication. You can download the OpenSSL installer from the official website and install it on your system.
  • Install Rust: Beeware requires Rust for building some of its dependencies. Download the Rust installer from the official website and install it on your system.
  • Install Beeware: Lastly, you can install Beeware using the pip package manager by running the following command:
pip install briefcase

Setup BeeWare Virtual Environment

Now it’s time to create a virtual environment, which acts as a “sandbox” that isolates the work on this tutorial from the main Python installation on your system.

By installing packages into the virtual environment, you can prevent affecting other Python projects and the main Python installation.

Even if you accidentally mess up your virtual environment, you can easily delete it and start over without any impact on other Python projects on your computer or the need to reinstall Python.

For MacOS

For Mac run below commands in terminal respectively:

mkdir beeware-mrx_tutorial
cd beeware-mrx_tutorial
python3 -m venv beeware-mrxenv
source beeware-mrxenv/bin/activate

For Linux

For Linux run below commands respectively:

mkdir beeware-mrx_tutorial
cd beeware-mrx_tutorial
python3 -m venv beeware-mrxenv
source beeware-mrxenv/bin/activate

For Windows

For windows run below command respectively:

md beeware-mrx_tutorial
cd beeware-mrx_tutorial
py -m venv beeware-mrxenv
beeware-mrxenv\Scripts\activate.bat

If everything went smoothly, you should notice that your prompt has changed and now displays a (beeware-venv) prefix.

This indicates that you’re currently working within your BeeWare virtual environment.

Note: You must ensure that your virtual environment is active. If you find it isn’t active, simply rerun the last command, which is the activate command, to reactivate your environment.

Alternative virtual environments

If you’re utilizing Anaconda or miniconda, you may have more experience using conda environments. Additionally, you might have encountered virtualenv, a previous version of Python’s built-in venv module. Just like with Python installations, the method you use to create your virtual environment doesn’t matter on macOS or Windows, as long as you have one. However, if you’re using Linux, it’s recommended that you stick with venv and the system Python.

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