epispot / epispot
A Python package for the mathematical modeling of infectious diseases via compartmental models. Originally designed for epidemiologists, epispot can be adapted for almost any type of modeling scenario.
The epispot package currently only supports compartmental models, though we plan to expand the package to work for stochastic agent-based and spatial models as well. Currently, epispot offers the following:
Due to its diverse range of features, epispot can be used for both research and experimental modeling. If you would like to add more modeling support, please see the contributing section.
The epispot package can be installed from PyPI, Anaconda, or be built from the source. Before reading this guide, it is important to note that there are actually two different versions of the epispot package. The first of which is the master package, which will always have a version tag like v#.#.#. This package is used to release stable versions of epispot. However, during important events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, the nightly package is used to publish new features quickly. However, these versions may be unstable.
Pip will ask you to install numpy and matplotlib as dependencies if you haven't already. Additionally, it may require you to install fire for the CLI. These can be installed beforehand with:
