Installation

Hippo is a metadata tracking service. This guide covers installing Hippo in production and development environments.

Requirements

• Python 3.11 or later
• pip or uv package manager (uv recommended for faster installs)

Install Methods

Using pip

pip install hippo

Using uv

uv add hippo

Development Install

To set up Hippo for local development:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-org/hippo.git
   cd hippo
   

2. Install with development dependencies:

   uv sync --extra dev
   

3. Verify the installation by running the test suite:

   uv run pytest
   

Verify Installation

After installation, verify the CLI is working:

hippo --help

This should display the Hippo CLI help message with available commands.