Installation

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

• See pyproject.toml for full dependency list

Key dependencies include:

• rust-ephem - Efficient ephemeris calculations

• numpy - Numerical computations

• matplotlib - Visualization

• pydantic - Configuration validation

• shapely / pyproj - Geometric operations

From Source

To install COASTSim from source:

git clone https://github.com/CosmicFrontierLabs/coast-sim.git
cd coast-sim
pip install -e .

Development Installation

For development, install with the optional development dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"
pre-commit install

This will install additional tools for development:

• ruff: Linting and code formatting

• mypy: Static type checking

• pytest: Testing framework

• pre-commit: Git hooks for code quality

Verifying Installation

To verify that COASTSim is installed correctly:

import conops
print(conops.__version__)

You can also run the test suite:

pytest tests/