Install PyWorkbench locally in Linux#

This page explains how to install PyWorkbench locally on a Linux platform.

Note

The following instructions assume that you have a local installation of Workbench with a valid license.

There are two ways to install PyWorkbench on Linux:

Install from PyPI#

PyWorkbench is available on the Python Package Index (PyPI). You can install PyWorkbench using this pip command:

python -m pip install ansys-workbench-core

Verify the installation by running this code:

from ansys.workbench.core import launch_workbench

launch_workbench()

Start by downloading PyWorkbench wheel or source artifacts for Linux. Wheel artifacts are the preferred option for installing PyWorkbench.

Wheels download

Wheel artifacts for installing PyWorkbench:

Artifact	ansys_workbench_core-0.11.0-py3-none-any.whl
Size	0.02 MB
SHA-256	adcc00210c9c34aa7bdcb0ac96c19dfabf5c7bacc826f01b0f71d328167618c6

Source download

Source distribution for installing PyWorkbench:

Artifact	ansys_workbench_core-0.11.0.tar.gz
Size	0.02 MB
SHA-256	22ca62345dbd52befe9cc64d6ca06d67ee09b655f05b567375a2dd1b13398b69

Install Linux artifacts by using the pip command:

Wheels install

python -m pip install ansys_workbench_core-0.11.0-py3-none-any.whl

Source install

python -m pip install ansys_workbench_core-0.11.0.tar.gz

Verify a successful installation of PyWorkbench by running this code:

from ansys.workbench.core import launch_workbench

launch_workbench()