Installation & Verification

BehaviorSim is published on the Python Package Index (PyPI) as behaviorsim.

Prerequisites

• Python: Version >= 3.9 (tested on Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12).
• Core Dependencies: numpy, pandas, pyyaml, scipy.

Installation with pip

pip install behaviorsim==1.0.1

Recommended: Virtual Environment Setup

We recommend installing BehaviorSim inside an isolated virtual environment:

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv

# Activate on Linux / macOS:
source .venv/bin/activate

# Activate on Windows (PowerShell):
.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

# Install package
pip install behaviorsim

Verifying Installation

Verify that the package imports correctly and reports version 1.0.1:

import behaviorsim

print("BehaviorSim version:", behaviorsim.__version__)
# Output: BehaviorSim version: 1.0.1

CLI Verification

BehaviorSim installs a command-line utility. Check that the CLI is accessible on your PATH:

behaviorsim --version