Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.8 or later

• NumPy >= 1.20.0

• SciPy >= 1.7.0

• Matplotlib >= 3.5.0

Optional dependencies:

• Plotly >= 5.0.0 (for interactive 3D visualizations)

• Seaborn >= 0.11.0 (for enhanced statistical plots)

Installing from PyPI

The recommended way to install the package is via pip:

pip install phased-array-modeling

To include optional plotting dependencies:

pip install phased-array-modeling[plotting]

For all optional dependencies:

pip install phased-array-modeling[full]

Installing from Source

To install the latest development version from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/jman4162/Phased-Array-Antenna-Model.git
cd Phased-Array-Antenna-Model
pip install -e .

For development with all dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Verifying Installation

Verify that the package is installed correctly:

import phased_array as pa
print(f"Version: {pa.__version__}")

# Quick test - create a small array
geom = pa.create_rectangular_array(4, 4, dx=0.5, dy=0.5)
print(f"Created array with {geom.n_elements} elements")

Expected output:

Version: 1.2.0
Created array with 16 elements

Google Colab

The library works seamlessly in Google Colab. Install it in a notebook cell:

!pip install phased-array-modeling[plotting]

The Jupyter notebooks included in the repository are designed for Colab use.

Troubleshooting

ImportError: No module named ‘phased_array’

Ensure you installed the package in your active Python environment:

pip show phased-array-modeling

Plotly plots not displaying

For Jupyter notebooks, you may need to install additional extensions:

pip install nbformat

For JupyterLab:

jupyter labextension install jupyterlab-plotly