2. SteelScript Installation

SteelScript is provided as open source on GitHub (https://github.com/riverbed). Installation of SteelScript varies depending on the platform you are using.

Start with the specific instructions for Docker, Linux or Mac OS, or Windows for greater detail.

The quickest and easiest installation method is probably the Docker container.

Installing SteelScript SteelHead package requires executing the command steel install --steelhead. But it might take a few more steps, see SteelHead Installation Instructions for more details.

2.1. Python Compatibility Note

SteelScript requires Python 3, starting with version 2.0 libraries. The 1.8.x series of SteelScript packages are the last to support Python 2.x. The steelscript-netshark library was not upgraded beyond 1.8.x, as the NetShark product is now end-of-availability and end-of-support and existing users are recommended to transition to AppResponse.

GitHub master branches are now Python 3 only. Older versions compatible with Python 2 can still be downloaded from the Python Package Index (PyPI) by specifying a version lower than 2.0, like so: “pip install steelscript<2.0”

The SteelScript App Framework is not support beyond Python 2.