Setup
Tracker compatibility​
As a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively, Python is available in a huge number of different computing environments and platforms, from Civilization IV through Django framework to Ubuntu One.
To make the Snowplow Python Tracker work out-of-the-box with as many different Python programs as possible, we have tried to:
- Minimize external dependencies and third party libraries
- Provide setup instructions
Dependencies​
To make the Snowplow Python Tracker work with as many different Python programs as possible, we have tried to keep external dependencies to a minimum. The main external dependencies currently are:
- Requests – HTTP library
- Python typing extensions – Backported type hints for Python
These dependencies can be installed from the package manager of the host system or through PyPi.
PyPI​
The Snowplow Python Tracker is published to PyPI, the the official third-party software repository for the Python programming language.
This makes it easy to either install the tracker locally, or to add it as a dependency into your own Python app.
pip​
To install the Snowplow Python Tracker locally, assuming you already have pip installed:
$ pip install snowplow-tracker --upgrade
To add the Snowplow Tracker as a dependency to your own Python app, edit your requirements.txt and add:
snowplow-tracker==1.0.1
Python version support​
Please refer to the table below to identify the recommended tracker version for your Python version.
| Python Version | snowplow-tracker Version |
|---|---|
| >=3.5 | 1.0.1 |
| 2.7 | 0.9.1 |