Installation

There are a few different options to install heat_helper. I recommend uv for easy package and project management. You can also install heat_helper with pip.

To install heat_helper type either of the following into your terminal:

pip install heat_helper

uv add heat_helper

Dependencies

heat_helper has the following dependencies which will also be installed:

• pandas - for DataFrames and dealing with spreadsheet data
• rapidfuzz - for fuzzy matching
• openpyxl - for processing Excel files

This means that in a new environment you can simply install heat_helper and have a complete setup for processing and manipulating CSV or Excel files.

Optional Dependencies

heat_helper has the following optional dependencies:

• pydantic - for data validation. If installed, you gain access to validation functions.

To install pydantic use:

pip install heat_helper[validation]

uv add heat_helper[validation]

Install from respository

If you have git installed on your system you can also install heat_helper directly from the GitHub repository:

pip install git+https://github.com/hammezii/heat-helper.git

uv add git+https://github.com/hammezii/heat-helper.git