Installation

Requirements

  • Python 3.8 or later

  • A working pip installation

Install from PyPI

The recommended way to install OntoCheck is from the Python Package Index:

pip install OntoCheck

This will install OntoCheck and its required dependencies:

  • rdflib – RDF graph parsing and SPARQL query execution

  • networkx – Graph analysis for structural metrics

  • requests – HTTP requests for accessibility checks

Install from Source

To install the latest development version directly from the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cwru-sdle/OntoCheck.git
cd OntoCheck
pip install .

Verify Installation

After installation, verify that OntoCheck is accessible:

ontocheck -h

Or from Python:

import ontocheck
print(ontocheck.__all__)