This package contains a set of Pythonic bindings for LIBSVM.
This package is part of the signal-processing and machine learning toolbox
Bob_. It contains a set of Pythonic bindings for LIBSVM.
External Software Requirements
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This package requires you have ``LIBSVM`` installed on your system.
If ``LIBSVM`` is installed on a standard location, this package will find it automatically.
You can just skip to the installation instructions.
Installation
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In case you have installed ``LIBSVM`` on a non-standard location (e.g. your home directory), then you can specify the path to the root of that installation using the environment variable ``BOB_PREFIX_PATH``, **before** building and installing the package.
For example, if ``BOB_PREFIX_PATH`` is set to ``/home/user/libsvm-3.12``, then we will search for the header file ``svm.h`` in ``/home/user/libsvm-3.12/include`` and expect that the library file file is found under ``/home/user/libsvm-3.12/lib``.
Follow our `installation`_ instructions. Then, using the Python interpreter
provided by the distribution, bootstrap and buildout this package::
If you are installing this package via ``pip`` for example, just set the environment variable like this::
If you are installing this package via ``zc.buildout``, we recommend you use our `bob.buildout <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bob.buildout>`_ extension and set the ``[environ]`` section to define ``BOB_PREFIX_PATH``.
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Installation
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To install this package -- alone or together with other `Packages of Bob <https://github.com/idiap/bob/wiki/Packages>`_ -- please read the `Installation Instructions <https://github.com/idiap/bob/wiki/Installation>`_.
For Bob_ to be able to work properly, some dependent packages are required to be installed.
Please make sure that you have read the `Dependencies <https://github.com/idiap/bob/wiki/Dependencies>`_ for your operating system.
For questions or reporting issues to this software package, contact our
development `mailing list`_.
Documentation
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For further documentation on this package, please read the `Stable Version <http://pythonhosted.org/bob.learn.libsvm/index.html>`_ or the `Latest Version <https://www.idiap.ch/software/bob/docs/latest/bioidiap/bob.learn.libsvm/master/index.html>`_ of the documentation.
For a list of tutorials on this or the other packages ob Bob_, or information on submitting issues, asking questions and starting discussions, please visit its website.