How to Install MindsDB on macOS

MindsDB is an open-source automated machine learning tool that can easily be installed on macOS. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install MindsDB from https://github.com/mindsdb/mindsdb on macOS.

Prerequisites

• macOS Operating System
• Python 3.6 or higher
• Pip3 package manager

Steps

1. Open the Terminal application on your Mac by pressing Command + Spacebar. Type Terminal and press Enter to launch it.

2. Install virtualenv. Virtualenv is a popular tool used to create a dedicated environment for Python projects. Open the Terminal and type the command below:

   pip3 install virtualenv
   

3. Create a new directory for MindsDB:

   mkdir mindsdb
   cd mindsdb
   

4. Create a new virtual environment using the following command:

   virtualenv --python=python3.6 mindsdb_venv
   

   Replace python3.6 with the path to your Python executable.

5. Activate the virtual environment by:

   source mindsdb_venv/bin/activate
   

6. Install the MindsDB library using pip:

   pip install mindsdb
   

Verify Install

1. Begin by importing MindsDB using Python's interpretor:

   python
   >>> import mindsdb
   >>> 
   

   If no errors are reported, then you've successfully installed MindsDB on your Mac.

2. To exit the Python interpretor, type quit():

   >>> quit()
   

   Your virtual environment should still be active. If not, activate it by following step 5.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MindsDB on macOS. You can now use MindsDB for automated machine learning tasks.

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