Install Pyro

Get Pyro running on your machine in under a minute.

Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://aravindlabs.tech/pyro-lang/install.sh | bash

irm https://aravindlabs.tech/pyro-lang/install.ps1 | iex

Installs Pyro + C++ toolchain automatically. No Visual Studio, no restarts, no admin needed.

Linux

Prerequisites

GCC 11+ or Clang 14+
CMake 3.20+
OpenSSL 1.1+ development headers
Git

Install prerequisites (Ubuntu / Debian)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake libssl-dev git

Install prerequisites (Fedora / RHEL)

sudo dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ cmake openssl-devel git

Install prerequisites (Arch)

sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake openssl git

Quick install via script

curl -fsSL https://aravindlabs.tech/pyro-lang/install.sh | bash

This downloads the latest binary, installs it to ~/.pyro/bin/, and adds it to your PATH.

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/krish9219/pyro.git
cd pyro
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

Verify installation

pyro --version
# Pyro 1.0.0 (linux-x86_64, built from 7,045 lines of C++)

pyro run -e 'print("Hello from Pyro!")'
# Hello from Pyro!

macOS

Prerequisites

Xcode Command Line Tools
Homebrew (recommended)

Build from source

# Install Xcode CLI tools
xcode-select --install

# Install dependencies
brew install cmake openssl

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/krish9219/pyro.git
cd pyro
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
         -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=$(brew --prefix openssl)
make -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
sudo make install

Verify installation

pyro --version
# Pyro 1.0.0 (darwin-arm64, built from 7,045 lines of C++)

pyro run -e 'print("Hello from Pyro!")'

Windows

Quick install (recommended)

No Visual Studio, no restarts, no admin needed. Installs Pyro + C++ toolchain.

irm https://aravindlabs.tech/pyro-lang/install.ps1 | iex

This automatically:

Downloads pyro.exe compiler with all 76 built-in modules
Downloads MinGW C++ toolchain so pyro run works immediately
Adds everything to PATH
Installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Pyro\

Build from source (advanced)

Only needed if you want to modify Pyro itself

Requires: Git, CMake, Visual Studio Build Tools with C++ workload

git clone https://github.com/krish9219/pyro.git
cd pyro
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . --config Release

Verify installation

pyro --version
# Pyro 1.0.0 (windows-x86_64, built from 7,045 lines of C++)

pyro run -e "print('Hello from Pyro!')"

Docker

# Pull the official image
docker pull aravindlabs/pyro:latest

# Run a Pyro script
docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app aravindlabs/pyro:latest pyro run /app/main.ro

# Interactive REPL
docker run --rm -it aravindlabs/pyro:latest pyro repl

Included Toolchain

Every Pyro installation includes the full toolchain:

Command	Description
`pyro run <file>`	Compile and run a Pyro source file
`pyro build <file>`	Compile to a native binary
`pyro repl`	Interactive Read-Eval-Print Loop
`pyro fmt <file>`	Format source code
`pyro lsp`	Start the Language Server Protocol server
`pyro debug <file>`	Run with the built-in debugger
`pyro profile <file>`	Run with the profiler attached
`pyro test`	Run test suites
`pyro doc <file>`	Generate documentation from source

Editor Support

Pyro's built-in LSP server provides IDE features out of the box. Configure your editor:

VS Code

Install the Pyro Language extension from the VS Code marketplace, or:

code --install-extension aravindlabs.pyro-lang

Neovim (with nvim-lspconfig)

-- In your Neovim config (init.lua)
require('lspconfig').pyro_lsp.setup {
    cmd = { "pyro", "lsp" },
    filetypes = { "pyro" },
}

Vim (with ALE)

" In your .vimrc
let g:ale_linters = {'pyro': ['pyro-lsp']}
let g:ale_fixers  = {'pyro': ['pyro-fmt']}

Sublime Text

Install LSP and LSP-pyro packages via Package Control.

Uninstall

Linux (script install)

rm -rf ~/.pyro
# Remove the PATH entry from ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc

macOS

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/pyro /usr/local/bin/pyro-lsp
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/pyro

Windows

Delete the pyro build folder and remove the directory from your system PATH.

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