.. _dronekit_development_windows:

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Building DroneKit-Python on Windows
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This article shows how to set up an environment for *developing* DroneKit-Python on Windows. 


Install DroneKit using WinPython command line
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First set up a command line DroneKit-Python installation. We recommend *WinPython* or *ActivePython*, as discussed in :ref:`installing_dronekit`.



Fetch and build DroneKit source
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#. Fork the `dronekit-python <https://github.com/dronekit/dronekit-python>`_ project on Github.

#. Open the *WinPython Command Prompt*. Run the following commands to clone and build DroneKit (in the directory of your choice):
  
   .. code:: bash

       git clone https://github.com/<your_fork_of_dronekit>/dronekit-python.git
       cd dronekit-python
       python setup.py build
       python setup.py install



Updating DroneKit
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Navigate to your local git fork, pull the latest version, and rebuild/install:

.. code:: bash

    cd <path-to-your-dronekit-fork>/dronekit-python
    git pull
    python setup.py build
    python setup.py install