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Installation and Front-ends
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+.. |billy| image:: ./images/windows.png
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+.. |jobsey| image:: ./images/macos.png
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+.. |benguin| image:: ./images/linux.png
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Front-end Options
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Tellurium has several front-ends, and can also be installed as a collection of pip packages. We recommend a front-end for end-users who wish to use Tellurium for biological modeling, and the pip packages for developers of other software which uses or incorporates Tellurium.
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Front-end 1: Tellurium Notebook
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+Tellurium's notebook front-end mixes code and narrative in a flowing, visual style. The Tellurium notebook will be familiar to users of Jupyter, Mathematica, and SAGE. However, unlike Jupyter, Tellurium notebook comes pre-packaged as an app for Windows, Mac, and Linux and does not require any command line installation. This front-end is based on the `nteract project <https://github.com/nteract/nteract>`_.
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-Tellurium's notebook front-end mixes code and narrative in a flowing, visual style. The Tellurium notebook will be familiar to users of Jupyter, Mathematica, and SAGE. However, unlike Jupyter, Tellurium notebook comes pre-packaged as an app for Windows, Mac, and Linux and does not require any command line installation. The Tellurium notebook can be downloaded `here <https://github.com/sys-bio/tellurium#option-1-notebook-front-end>`_. This front-end is based on the `nteract project <https://github.com/nteract/nteract>`_.
+* Front-end: **Tellurium Notebook**
+* Supported platforms: |billy| |jobsey| |benguin|
+* **Download:** `here <https://github.com/sys-bio/tellurium#option-1-notebook-front-end>`_
.. figure:: ./images/notebook_screenshot.png
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Tellurium notebook offers an environment similar to Jupyter
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Front-end 2: Tellurium IDE
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User who are more familiar with MATLAB may prefer Tellurium's IDE interface, which is based on popular programming tools (Visual Studio, etc.). This front-end is based on the `Spyder project <https://pythonhosted.org/spyder/>`_.
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Tellurium IDE features a programmer-centric interface similar to MATLAB
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PyPI Packages
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Tellurium can be installed using the command line tool ``pip``:
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$ pip install tellurium
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-Python Versions Support
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+Supported Python Versions
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-The Tellurium PyPI packages support 64-bit Python versions 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The notebook viewer comes with Python 3.6 (64-bit) and the IDE comes with Python 2.7 (32-bit).
+The Tellurium PyPI packages support 64-bit Python versions 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The notebook viewer comes with Python 3.6 (64-bit) and the IDE comes with Python 2.7 (32-bit). If you need support for a Python version not already covered, please `file an issue <https://github.com/sys-bio/tellurium/issues>`_.
