How to Install RELATE on Windows 10

RELATE is a software package designed for inference of demographic history from genetic data. Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to install RELATE on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure to have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

  • Python 3.6 or later
  • Git
  • Microsoft Visual C++ Build Tools

Installation Steps

  1. Open the command prompt on your Windows 10 system.

  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to install RELATE using the cd command.

    cd C:\Program Files\RELATE

    Note: This step is optional, you can install RELATE anywhere on your system.

  3. Clone the RELATE repository from GitHub using the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/ukbb-ceg/relate.git

  4. Navigate to the RELATE directory using the cd command:

    cd relate

  5. Install the required Python packages using the following command:

    python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

  6. Build the Cython code using the following command:

    python setup.py build_ext --inplace

  7. Install RELATE using the following command:

    python setup.py install

    This will install the RELATE package on your system.

  8. Verify the installation by importing the RELATE package in Python using the following command:

    python

    import relate

    If you do not get any errors, then the installation was successful.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RELATE on your Windows 10 system. You can now use RELATE to analyze the genetic data and infer the demographic history.