Installation

Installation

MockSSH is designed for modern Python environments and follows standard packaging conventions.

Requirements

• Python: 3.12 or higher.
• Operating System: Linux, macOS, or Windows (POSIX-compliant shell recommended for development).

Standard Installation

To install the latest version of MockSSH from the local source directory:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install .

Development Installation

If you plan on contributing to MockSSH or running the full test suite, install with the development dependencies:

pip install -e ".[dev]"

This will install additional tools including:

• Ruff: For linting and formatting.
• mypy: For static type checking.
• pytest: For running the test suite.
• pre-commit: For managing git hooks.