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## Installing Meson with pip ## Installing Meson with pip
Meson is also available in the [Python Package Index] and can be Meson is available in the [Python Package Index] and can be installed with
installed with `pip3 install meson` to install it system-wide and requires root. `pip3 install meson` which requires root and will install it system-wide.
Alternatively, you can use `pip3 install --user meson` which will install it Alternatively, you can use `pip3 install --user meson` which will install it
for your user and does not require any special privileges. This will install for your user and does not require any special privileges. This will install
the package in `~/.local/`, so you will have to add `~/.local/bin` to your the package in `~/.local/`, so you will have to add `~/.local/bin` to your
`PATH`. `PATH`.
## Installing Meson and Ninja with the MSI installer
We provide an MSI installer on the [GitHub release page] that can be used to
install both Meson and Ninja at once for Windows. It also contains an embedded
copy of Python, so scripts that use the [Python module](Python-module.md) and
do not have any external dependencies will continue to work as expected.
Please note that this is a new feature, so bug reports are expected and welcome!
## Dependencies ## Dependencies
In the most common case, you will need the [Ninja executable] for using the In the most common case, you will need the [Ninja executable] for using the