Modbus Python library installation ========================================= To use the Modbus Python library, your workspace must have a Python interpreter with **Python 3** (3.6 or greater) or **Python 2** (2.7 or greater). .. note:: Download Python on the official :python_website:`Python website<>` and find more information about the installation on :python_installation:`this website<>`. This installation requires the use of :pip_website:`pip<>`, the package manager included in Python. Start with the installation of numpy: :: pip install numpy To use the **Modbus API**, you also need to install Modbus python library :pymodbus:`pymodbus<>`: :: pip install pymodbus .. attention:: - Pip can require administrator authorizations to install packages. In this case, add :: sudo before your command lines on Linux. - If pip is not automatically installed with Python, please visit the following website: :pip_website:`pip installation<>`.