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PackageManager· method

PackageManager.install

install a package from a local directory, .zip, or .lsdpkg

Python
install(source: str) -> Optional[PackageInfo]

Returns PackageInfo — the installed package, or None on failure

Parameters#

name type default description
source str — path to a package directory, a .zip, or a sealed .lsdpkg archive

Example#

Python
from lsdtools.advanced import PackageManager

pm = PackageManager()
pm.install("./my-pkg")            # a folder
pm.install("./mim-1.2.0.zip")     # a zip archive

Notes#

Dispatches on source: a .lsdpkg is verified and stored sealed, a .zip is extracted (the shallowest lsd_package.json inside wins, so a GitHub archive with a nested package folder works), and a directory is copied whole. In every case the package is copied into ~/.lsd/packages/ and added to the installed record — use add_local to register a folder by reference instead. Returns None when source is not a directory, .zip, or .lsdpkg.

See also#

API: install_url · add_local · remove

Guides: Install from the store · The Package Manager

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