observatory gui

Definition

The desktop launcher. It needs the gui extra. Its options are --config FILE, --db FILE and --check.

Choose the starting context

Install the Engine's gui extra to make the desktop launcher available. With the package folders described in the installation guide, the install command is:

python -m pip install './engine[gui]'
observatory gui --config observatory.yaml

To name an existing result file instead, use observatory gui --db out/observatory.sqlite. Choose the configuration when preparing a run and the database when your starting point is already published results.

Keep the entry points clear

observatory gui is the Engine's desktop launcher. The browser-based Reader has its own observatory-reader command and options. Follow the Reader installation steps when your goal is to open a result file in a browser.