install_julia.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import os
import sys
import subprocess


mpath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) 


# main path
try:
    out,err = subprocess.Popen(['julia', '--version'],
           stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
           stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).communicate()
except: out = ""
# check if JUlia has the correct version
hasjulia = "julia version 1.5" in str(out)
#print(hasjulia) ; exit()

if not hasjulia: # if the correct Julia version is not present
    print("Julia not present in path, downloading")
    os.system("mkdir "+mpath+"/src/julia") # create a subfodler for julia
    os.chdir(mpath+"/src/julia") # go to the subfolder
# download julia
    juliafile = "julia-1.5.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" # julia file
    os.system("wget https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/1.5/"+juliafile)
    os.system("tar -xvf "+juliafile) # untar the file
    os.system("rm "+juliafile) # rm the file
    julia = mpath+"/src/julia/julia-1.5.0/bin/julia" # path for julia
    os.chdir(mpath) # go back

else: 
    julia = "julia"
    print("Correct Julia version found in path")


# install python dependences
os.system("pip install julia")
os.system("pip install pmdarima")


# install Itensor julia
import src.dmrgpy.juliarun as juliarun
juliarun.install() # install Julia dependences




##################
# and add dmrgpy to the python path

def get_lp():
    for p in sys.path:
        if "/site-packages" in p: return p
    print("Path to add the Python library not found")
    exit()


p = get_lp()+"/dmrgpy" # get the path
os.system("rm -f "+p) # remove the symbolic link
os.system("ln -s "+mpath+"/src/dmrgpy  "+p) # remove the symbolic link