Install Flower#
Python version#
Flower requires at least Python 3.8, but Python 3.10 or above is recommended.
Install stable release#
Using pip#
Stable releases are available on PyPI:
python -m pip install flwr
For simulations that use the Virtual Client Engine, flwr should be installed with the simulation extra:
python -m pip install flwr[simulation]
Using conda (or mamba)#
Flower can also be installed from the conda-forge channel.
If you have not added conda-forge to your channels, you will first need to run the following:
conda config --add channels conda-forge
conda config --set channel_priority strict
Once the conda-forge channel has been enabled, flwr can be installed with conda:
conda install flwr
or with mamba:
mamba install flwr
Verify installation#
The following command can be used to verify if Flower was successfully installed. If everything worked, it should print the version of Flower to the command line:
python -c "import flwr;print(flwr.__version__)"
1.8.0
Advanced installation options#
Install via Docker#
Install pre-release#
New (possibly unstable) versions of Flower are sometimes available as pre-release versions (alpha, beta, release candidate) before the stable release happens:
python -m pip install -U --pre flwr
For simulations that use the Virtual Client Engine, flwr pre-releases should be installed with the simulation extra:
python -m pip install -U --pre flwr[simulation]
Install nightly release#
The latest (potentially unstable) changes in Flower are available as nightly releases:
python -m pip install -U flwr-nightly
For simulations that use the Virtual Client Engine, flwr-nightly should be installed with the simulation extra:
python -m pip install -U flwr-nightly[simulation]