Installation

Quick Install

Install pycsp3-scheduling from PyPI:

pip install pycsp3-scheduling

Development Installation

For development or to get the latest features:

git clone https://github.com/sohaibafifi/pycsp3-scheduling.git
cd pycsp3-scheduling
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

• pycsp3 >= 2.5 (constraint programming framework)

• lxml >= 4.9 (for XCSP3 XML generation)

Verifying Installation

After installation, verify everything works:

from pycsp3_scheduling import __version__, IntervalVar

print(f"pycsp3-scheduling version: {__version__}")

# Quick test
task = IntervalVar(size=10, name="test_task")
print(f"Created: {task}")

Optional: Installing a Solver

pycsp3-scheduling works with any solver supported by pycsp3. The default solver is ACE:

# ACE solver is included with pycsp3
# No additional installation needed

For other solvers, see the pycsp3 documentation.

Building Documentation

To build the documentation locally:

cd docs
pip install -r requirements.txt
make html

The documentation will be available in docs/_build/html/.