What version of libmapper am I using

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d.andrew STEWART

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May 13, 2026, 5:46:49 AM (7 days ago) May 13
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A couple simple command line questions please.

(1) I install libmapper with the following: pip3 install libmapper==2.4.12.  Where are the actual files written to on my computer? I see several "lib...." items in /usr/bin.  Are these libmapper files?

/usr/lib
/usr/bin/libtool

(2) To what directory do you cd, and what command line do you use to check the version of libmapper, please?

Joseph Malloch

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May 13, 2026, 11:50:40 AM (7 days ago) May 13
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Hi Andrew,

You can run this command if you want to know where the files are installed as well as the version:

pip3 show libmapper

FYI when you install libmapper with pip it will be accessible to Python programs and modules (e.g. mappersession which is used by WebMapper) but not other applications on your system. The Max bindings also contain their own copy of libmapper. If you want libmapper to be usable by other applications (e.g. the macbook_trackpad device in the libmapper-contrib repo) I recommend installing with Homebrew. 

Cheers,
Joe

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