Python quick start#
Linux#
To install the latest release of ViZDoom, just run:
pip install vizdoom
Both x86-64 and AArch64 (ARM64) architectures are supported. Wheels are available for Python 3.8+ on Linux.
Audio buffer requirement#
If you want to use audio buffer, you need to have OpenAL library installed. It is installed by default in many desktop distros. Otherwise it can be installed from the package manager. On apt-based distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, etc.), you can install it by running:
apt install libopenal1
And on dnf/yum-based distros (Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, Alma/Rocky Linux, etc.), you can install it by running:
dnf install openal-soft
On RHEL/CentOS/Alma/Rocky Linux 9, you may need first enable crb repository by running dnf --enablerepo=crb install.
Installing from source distribution on Linux#
If Python wheel is not available for your platform (distros incompatible with manylinux_2_28 standard), pip will try to install (build) ViZDoom from the source. ViZDoom requires a C++11 compiler, CMake 3.12+, Boost 1.54+ SDL2, OpenAL (optional), and Python 3.8+ to install from source. Below, you will find instructions on how to install these dependencies.
apt-based distros (Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, etc.)#
To build ViZDoom run (it may take a few minutes):
apt install cmake git libboost-all-dev libsdl2-dev libopenal-dev
pip install vizdoom
We recommend using at least Ubuntu 18.04+ or Debian 10+ with Python 3.7+.
dnf/yum-based distros (Fedora, RHEL, CentOS, Alma/Rocky Linux, etc.)#
To install ViZDoom, run (it may take a few minutes):
dnf install cmake git boost-devel SDL2-devel openal-soft-devel
pip install vizdoom
We recommend using at least Fedora 35+ or RHEL/CentOS/Alma/Rocky Linux 9+ with Python 3.8+.
To install openal-soft-devel on RHEL/CentOS/Alma/Rocky Linux 9, one needs to enable crb repository first by running dnf --enablerepo=crb install.
Installing master branch version#
To install the master branch version of ViZDoom run:
pip install git+https://github.com/Farama-Foundation/ViZDoom
It requires the to have the above dependencies installed.
macOS#
To install the latest release of ViZDoom, just run (it may take a few minutes as it will build ViZDoom from source on M1/M2 chips):
brew install cmake boost sdl2 openal-soft
pip install vizdoom
Both Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/2/3) CPUs are supported. We recommend using at least macOS High Sierra 10.13+ with Python 3.8+. On Apple Silicon, make sure you are using Python/Pip for Apple Silicon.
To install the master branch version of ViZDoom, run:
pip install git+https://github.com/Farama-Foundation/ViZDoom
Windows#
To install the latest release of ViZDoom, just run:
pip install vizdoom
At the moment, only x86-64 architecture is supported on Windows. Wheels are available for Python 3.8+ x86-64 on Windows.
Please note that the Windows version is not as well-tested as Linux and macOS versions. It can be used for development and testing but if you want to conduct serious (time and resource-extensive) experiments on Windows, please consider using Docker or WSL with Linux version. Windows version is bundled with OpenAL library, so you don’t need to install it separately.