Overview

PyAutoLens requires Python 3.12 - 3.13 and supports the Linux, MacOS and Windows operating systems.

PyAutoLens can be installed via the Python distribution Anaconda or using Pypi to pip install autolens into your Python distribution.

We recommend Anaconda as it manages the installation of many major libraries (e.g. numpy, scipy, matplotlib, etc.) making installation more straight forward. Windows users must use Anaconda.

The installation guide for both approaches can be found at:

• Anaconda installation guide

• PyPI installation guide

Users who wish to build PyAutoLens from source (e.g. via a git clone) should follow our building from source installation guide.

JAX & GPU

PyAutoLens runs significantly faster on GPUs — often 50x or more compared to CPUs.

This acceleration is achieved through [JAX](https://docs.jax.dev/en/latest/notebooks/thinking_in_jax.html), which provides GPU and TPU support.

When you install PyAutoLens (see instructions below), JAX will also be installed. However, the default installation may not include GPU support.

To ensure GPU acceleration, it is recommended that you install JAX with GPU support before installing PyAutoLens, by following the official [JAX installation guide](https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html).

If you install PyAutoLens without a proper GPU setup, a warning will be displayed.

Dependencies

PyAutoLens uses the following parent packages:

PyAutoConf https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoConf

PyAutoFit https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoFit

PyAutoArray https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoArray

PyAutoGalaxy https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoGalaxy