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Kimmo Koskenniemi edited this page Jan 13, 2026 · 8 revisions

Welcome to the beta wiki!

The beta project on Github contains the betastr.py Python program and some associated files, and it can be downloaded via git clone in Linux and some other systems.

The beta project has also been packaged for Python 3 so that it can be used more easily. Using the package betastr assumes that you already have a fairly fresh version of Python3 (>= 3.8) installed, and you are using the virtual environment system of Python. You can find there instructions for establishing and activating the virtual environment.

The package can then be installed with a command:

python3 -m pip install betastr

A detailed Manual for using Beta (betaref.md) is maintained separately within this project. This wiki is intended for additional material including:

  1. How to install the betastr package: Downloading, prerequisites, upgrading, ...

  2. Problems and their solutions: Practical problems when installing and using beta.py.

  3. Technical details: Internal design of the beta.py

  4. History of Beta: Information of various implementations of Beta and publications describing Beta or its use can be recorded here.

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