Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.12 or higher

• pip package manager

Install from PyPI

pip install dartfx-dcat

Install from Source

git clone https://github.com/DataArtifex/dcat-toolkit.git
cd dcat-toolkit
pip install -e .

Development Installation

For development, use uv with the dev dependency group:

uv sync --group dev
uv run --with pre-commit pre-commit install

Run all hooks locally before committing:

uv run --with pre-commit pre-commit run --all-files

The development setup includes:

• pytest

• ruff (linting)

• pyrefly (type checking)

• pre-commit hooks

Verify Installation

import dartfx.dcat
print(dartfx.dcat.__version__)

Dependencies

The DCAT Toolkit requires the following packages:

• rdflib - RDF library for Python

• pydantic - Data validation using Python type hints

• python-dateutil - Extensions to the standard datetime module

All dependencies are automatically installed with the package.