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Setup

Install Geist with the backend(s) you need: 

pip install geist-p[duckdb]    # DuckDB module
pip install geist-p[rdflib]    # RDFLib module
pip install geist-p[clingo]    # Clingo module
pip install geist-p[all]       # All backends

You can also combine multiple backends: 

pip install geist-p[duckdb,rdflib]

To install the development version: 

pip install "geist-p[duckdb] @ git+https://github.com/CIRSS/geist-p.git@develop"
pip install "geist-p[rdflib] @ git+https://github.com/CIRSS/geist-p.git@develop"
pip install "geist-p[clingo] @ git+https://github.com/CIRSS/geist-p.git@develop"
pip install "geist-p[all] @ git+https://github.com/CIRSS/geist-p.git@develop"

To check Geist is working, run geist in the command line. You should get the following output: 

Usage: geist [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  create   Create a new dataset
  destroy  Delete a dataset
  export   Export a dataset
  graph    Visualize a dataset
  load     Import data into a dataset
  query    Perform a query on a dataset
  report   Expand a report using dataset(s)