Installing Flexlate

Flexlate is a Python package that includes the fxt command line utility. If you do not have Python, you will need to install it first (required version is >=3.8).

The recommended way to install Flexlate is with pipx, though it can also be installed with pip.

pipx install flexlate

Or, if you don’t have/don’t want to install pipx:

pip install flexlate

Before using Flexlate, you will also need to have Git installed.

Next Steps

There are multiple ways to get started with Flexlate, depending on your project situation and goals. Pick the guide that best fits your situation, then move on to the other concepts in the user guide.

• If you want to create a new project with Flexlate, you should follow the new project guide.

• If you already have a project that was previously generated from a template using cookiecutter or copier and you want to update it with Flexlate, you should follow the existing project guide.

• If you want to use Flexlate to add new templates within an existing project that was not generated from cookiecutter or copier, you should follow the add to project guide.