Python / Pip / Supervertaler install - How big on Macbook Pro?

[willhelton]

Full disclosure: I don't use Python or pip, but I do have both preinstalled on my MacBook Pro.
My current Python version: Python3 3.9.6
My current pip version: pip3 21.2.4

I have tried to do a pip install of Supervertaler, but I get errors:

pip3 install supervertaler
Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement supervertaler (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for supervertaler
WARNING: You are using pip version 21.2.4; however, version 25.3 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the '/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

I'm assuming an upgrade of pip is required (and possibly other packages need to be downloaded).

Can anyone tell me how much space all this will take on my HDD? I've not got a ton of free space and don't want to eat up a lot of storage only to find I may not get along with Supervertaler as well as I'd like.

Thanks,
Will

[michaelbeijer]

Hi Will,

I'm currently making some tweaks to Supervertaler, which will allow the user to select/deselect particular functionalities, resulting in a larger or smaller installation on disk. Once I'm done with this, I will also update the pip version, and will also answer all your questions in detail!

By the way, do you still use CafeTran?

Michael

[willhelton]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

That all sounds good. Thanks.

I don't use CafeTran anymore, sadly. Brexit took a sizable chunk of my translation business and I needed to cut corners, so I went back to OmegaT.

BTW: Does Supervertaler work with the free versions of Gemini/ChatGPT/Grok/et al or only the paid versions?

All the best and Happy New Year.

Will

[michaelbeijer]

Hi Will,

Yes, Brexit has been one big disaster. I have lived in England now for around fourteen years, but after Brexit, it became impossible for my mother to move here, since she "only" has an EU passport, and an American passport.

By the way, if you are a paying Proz member, I think you can run CafeTran for free!

Regarding your question, "BTW: Does Supervertaler work with the free versions of Gemini/ChatGPT/Grok/et al or only the paid versions?"
Here is what my AI agent said:

Basically, Gemini is the best free option, with its generous free tier.

Regarding the size of Supervertaler, I am almost finished with a new feature. See the tab: Settings > Features, which clarifies exactly what is installed. I'm also implementing a first-run wizard, which will direct the suer to the Features tab on first launch.

Happy New Year!

Michael

[willhelton]

Thanks, Michael.

I didn't realise you lived here in the UK, too. Anywhere near the South West? I'm really sorry to hear about your mom being essentially locked out of the country. Brexit really has been nothing but a catastrophe. I know of no one who has told me it has benefited them, their business or their industry/profession.

Thanks for the further info. I'll have another look at things.

Happy New Year!

Will

[michaelbeijer]

We live in Hastings!

[michaelbeijer]

The following dialogue will now pop up for new users:

[michaelbeijer]

Hi Will,

OK, I made quite a few changes.

New user:
• pip install supervertaler

Existing user:
• pip install supervertaler==1.9.76 (installs particular version)
• pip install --upgrade supervertaler (upgrades to the latest version)

https://pypi.org/project/Supervertaler/

[michaelbeijer]

I also just uploaded a new release, which contains a Windows .exe with everything bundled in it. It's pretty gigantic though, at 1.36 GB. However, you can just download it, test it, and then delete it. No need to install any packages, etc.

https://github.com/michaelbeijer/Supervertaler/releases/tag/v1.9.76