install without pip

be is Python package with an command-line interface. pip makes installation easy, but if you're on your own what do you do?

installing the package

The be repository contains a Python package directory also called be. Put this in any directory on your PYTHONPATH.

For example,

• download tar
• clone repository via git

installing the cli

Once the Python package is installed, you can launch the CLI from the command-line like this.

$ python -m be

However the benefit of using pip is that it creates an executable of this command for you, called simply be.

$ be

To make one depends on your system.

windows

Create a file called be.bat with this content.

python -m be %*

linux/osx

Create a file called be with this content.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
python -m be $*

And make it executable.

$ chmod +x ./be

finally

On either platform, add the executable you created to any directory on your PATH.

You should now have an identical setup to the one pip provides you with.

$ be new film
Finding preset for "film"..
Pulling mottosso/be-film..
"macho_soda" created