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# Pygmx
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A Cython wrapper for the shared library of GROMACS 2016
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## Installation
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Pygmx requires some python packages and an installation of GROMACS 2016.
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### Python requirements
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Pygmx needs mainly two python packages to be installed, which are available in any major Python distribution.
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* Cython
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* NumPy
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### Gromacs installation
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Pygmx requires the shared library and header files of Gromacs 2016 to be installed.
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#### Through package manager
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On many Unix distributions, Gromacs may be installed through the package manager.
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The required packages, which provide the headers, are usually named `gromacs-devel` or `gromcas-dev`.
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#### Manual build
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To build the shared library manually, follow the [official installation instructions](http://manual.gromacs.org/documentation/2016.4/install-guide/index.html).
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Make sure to source the `GMXRC` script, which sets the environment variable `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` to the correct location or set this variable manually.
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Don't bother with advanced features like GPU support if the Gromacs installation will only be used for pygmx,
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since the file io functions do not use these features.
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### Installing pygmx
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When the requirements are met, installing pygmx into the local Python installation can be achieved by navigating to the top folder of the repository and running the command
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python setup.py install
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This builds the cython modules and installs them into the local python distribution.
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To check if everyting works, run the following command from a directory out of the repository
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python -c 'import pygmx'
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If this raises an error that refers to `libgromacs.so`, the Gromacs library could not be found.
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Make sure it is either in a standard location or `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` is set correctly.
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