How to Install Sigal on macOS
Sigal is a simple yet powerful static gallery generator. It's easily customizable, fast and efficient, and runs on Python making it cross-platform compatible. In this tutorial, we'll go over the steps for installing Sigal on macOS.
Requirements
Before we jump into the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
- macOS (10.8 or later)
- Python 3 (3.6 or later)
- pip - Python package installer
Installation
To install Sigal, follow these steps:
Open your Terminal application. You can find it in
Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal.app. Alternatively, you can search for it using Spotlight by pressingCmd + Spaceand typing in "Terminal".In the terminal window, type the following command to install Sigal using pip:
pip install sigalIf you don't have pip installed, you can do so by running the following command:
easy_install pipOnce the installation is complete, you can check if Sigal is installed by typing the following command:
sigal -vThis will display the current version of Sigal if it is installed.
Note: If you encounter any permission or access issues while running the above commands, try running them with
sudoprefix.Congratulations! You have successfully installed Sigal on your macOS.
Conclusion
Sigal is a great tool to create beautiful, responsive photo galleries on your website. With this installation guide, you should be able to install Sigal with ease and get started with creating your own photo galleries. Happy coding!