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Installation
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Prerequisites
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Webshocket requires **Python 3.10** or higher.

Installing via pip
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.. code-block:: bash

   pip install webshocket

Installing from Source
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.. code-block:: bash

   git clone https://github.com/floydous/webshocket.git
   cd webshocket
   pip install .

Performance Tip
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On Linux or macOS, install ``uvloop`` for a 20-30% throughput boost:

.. code-block:: bash

   pip install uvloop

On Windows, ``winloop`` provides the equivalent benefit:

.. code-block:: bash

   pip install winloop