semantica/docs/installation.md

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**Available on PyPI**: `pip install semantica` and you're ready. Python 3.8 or higher is required. Python 3.11+ is recommended.

System Requirements

Component	Minimum	Recommended
Python	3.8	3.11+
OS	Windows / Linux / Mac	Linux / Mac
RAM	4 GB	16 GB+
Storage	2 GB	20 GB+ (models and data)

Basic Installation

pip install semantica

With all optional dependencies:

pip install semantica[all]

Verify

python -c "import semantica; print(semantica.__version__)"

Virtual Environment (Recommended)

```bash python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # Linux / Mac venv\Scripts\activate # Windows pip install semantica ``` ```bash conda create -n semantica python=3.11 conda activate semantica pip install semantica ```

Optional Dependencies

Install only what you need:

```bash pip install semantica[gpu] ``` Includes PyTorch with CUDA, FAISS GPU, and CuPy. ```bash pip install semantica[viz] ``` Includes PyVis, Graphviz, and UMAP. ```bash pip install semantica[llm-all] # all providers pip install semantica[llm-openai] # OpenAI pip install semantica[llm-anthropic] # Anthropic pip install semantica[llm-gemini] # Google Gemini pip install semantica[llm-groq] # Groq pip install semantica[llm-ollama] # Ollama (local) ``` ```bash pip install semantica[cloud] ``` Includes AWS S3, Azure Blob, and Google Cloud Storage.

Install from Source

For the latest development version or to contribute:

git clone https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica.git
cd semantica

pip install -e .         # core only
pip install -e ".[all]"  # all extras
pip install -e ".[dev]"  # dev tools (pytest, black, etc.)

Install directly from the main branch if the PyPI release has issues:

pip install git+https://github.com/semantica-agi/semantica.git@main

Troubleshooting

Make sure you're in the right virtual environment:

pip list | grep semantica
pip install --upgrade semantica

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install build wheel
pip install semantica --no-deps  # install core first, then add extras

Install CPU-only first, then layer in GPU support:

pip install semantica
pip install semantica[gpu]

pip install --user semantica  # or use a virtual environment

Fixed in v0.5.0. Upgrade to the latest release:

pip install --upgrade semantica

Install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. This is a Windows system dependency, not a Semantica bug.

Next Steps

Understand what Semantica does before you build. Follow the end-to-end workflow with code. See notebook examples organized by use case.