GDSFactory training

GDSFactory training#

Installation instructions.

1. Install UV#

# On macOS and Linux.
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# On Windows.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

2. Download the notebooks#

  • Download the training notebookshere

  • Open a shell inside the unzipped folder and run

uv venv --python 3.11
uv sync

3. Install VSCode and KLayout#

  • Download and install VSCode, a Python editor, to open and run the notebooks. When opening VSCode make sure you have selected the python interpreter in the current directory virtual environment .venv/bin/python

  • Download and install klayout

  • Install GDSFactory klayout plugin to be able to see live updates on your GDS files from the klayout GUI Tools --> Manage Packages --> Install New Packages --> GDSFactory

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