Python installation

Beginning in PDAL 1.0.0, a Python extension to execute pipelines and read its output as a numpy array is available.

To install it need to compile and install PDAL and then install the PDAL Python extension

Install from local

In the source code of PDAL there is a python folder, you have to enter there and run

python setup.py build
# this should be run as administrator/super user
python setup.py install

Install from repository

The second method to install the PDAL Python extension is to use pip or easy_install, you have to run the command as administrator.

pip install PDAL

Note

To install pip please read here