.. _intro:

Introduction
************

The ATOM Modeling PipeLine, `AMPL <https://github.com/ATOMScience-org/AMPL>`_, is a Python 3 package.

There are two main ways to use `AMPL <https://github.com/ATOMScience-org/AMPL>`_:

1. Install the AMPL Python package from PyPI, or clone the Git repository for local development.

   To install the released package from PyPI:

   .. code-block:: bash

      uv pip install atomsci-ampl

   To work from a local source checkout instead:

   .. code-block:: bash

      git clone https://github.com/ATOMScience-org/AMPL.git
      cd AMPL

   Please refer to `Installation <https://ampl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/get_started/install.html>`_.

2. `Install With Docker <https://ampl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/get_started/install_with_docker.html>`_.