Python

Installing

Windows

If pip install vowpalwabbit does not work the most likely reason is because of missing dependencies. In that case use the following instructions to build the package.

1. Install vcpkg
2. Install dependencies with vcpkg

   vcpkg install zlib:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-system:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-program-options:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-test:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-align:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-foreach:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-python:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-math:x64-windows
   vcpkg install boost-thread:x64-windows

3. cd <repo_root>
4. python setup.py --vcpkg-root C:\path\to\vcpkg install
   • Where C:\path\to\vcpkg is the root directory of where you cloned vcpkg