Installation

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• pip or uv package manager

Install with pip

pip install dbsprout

Install with uv (recommended)

uv pip install dbsprout

Optional Extras

DBSprout uses a modular install system. The core package is lightweight (~50MB). Add extras for additional capabilities:

# Embedded LLM support (offline AI-powered generation)
pip install "dbsprout[llm]"

# Cloud LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
pip install "dbsprout[cloud]"

# Statistical generation engines
pip install "dbsprout[stats]"

# Fine-tuning with CUDA
pip install "dbsprout[train-cuda]"

# Fine-tuning with Apple MLX
pip install "dbsprout[train-mlx]"

# Everything
pip install "dbsprout[all]"

Verify Installation

dbsprout --version
dbsprout --help

Next Steps

Continue to the Quick Start guide to generate your first seed data.