# 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:

```bash
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:

```bash
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.