Installation

DelphiVCL package distribution is available via PyPi or by downloading the source via GitHub. DelphiVCL is compiled only for Windows platform. All Python versions from 3.6 to 3.11 are supported.

Installing DelphiVCL via PIP

The easiest way to install DelphiVCL is via PIP:

pip install delphivcl

Installing DelphiVCL from source

You can also install manually by downloading or cloning the repository from GitHub: github.com/Embarcadero/DelphiVCL4Python. After cloning or downloading, enter the root DelphiVCL4Python folder/directory and open the command prompt or Conda prompt with that path. Now install the package using:

python setup.py install

Testing the Installation

On your Windows computer, open up the Python REPL either from the Command prompt or the Conda prompt. After installing the package using pip, let’s enter the Python REPL to understand a few essential things. Python has a predefined dir() function that lists available names in the local scope. So, before importing anything, let’s check the available names using the dir() function.

>>> dir()
['__annotations__', '__builtins__', '__doc__', '__loader__', '__name__', '__package__',
'__spec__']

Now let’s import the installed delphivcl module to validate its installation and check for the output of the dir() function:

>>> import delphivcl
>>> dir()
['__annotations__', '__builtins__', '__doc__', '__loader__', '__name__', '__package__',
'__spec__', 'delphivcl']