How to Install RELATE on Windows 11

RELATE is a software package for finding and analyzing genealogies from genetic data. This tutorial will guide you on how to install RELATE on a Windows 11 computer.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or later installed
• Git installed
• C++ compiler installed (for Windows, Visual Studio Build Tools or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2019 can be used)

Steps

1. Open the command prompt on your Windows 11 computer by pressing the Windows key + R and typing in "cmd".
2. Install the NumPy package by entering the command:

pip install numpy

3. Install the Cython package by entering the command:

pip install cython

4. Clone the RELATE repository from GitHub using the command:

git clone https://github.com/RELATE-project/relate.git

5. Navigate inside the relate directory using the command:

cd relate

6. Install the required packages with the command:

pip install .

7. Build the C++ extension using the command:

python setup.py build_ext --inplace

8. Test the installation by running the command:

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

This command should output the version number of the installed RELATE package.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed RELATE on your Windows 11 computer!

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