Install Gurobi (not currently used)#

Gurobi for Python is distributed as the lightweight gurobipy Python package. It is installed automatically when you install M4OPT using pip.

No matter what kind of license that you have, to make gurobipy fully functional you simply need to have your gurobi.lic license file present in your home directory.

Depending on your license type, you may need additional command-line tools to retrieve and manage your license file, such as the grbgetkey command mentioned in the instructions below. These command-line tools are not included in gurobipy, but are included in the full Gurobi Optimizer distribution.

However, once your license file is set up, you no longer need the full distribution. We recommend that you use the gurobipy Python package that was automatically installed by pip, rather than the one that came with the Gurobi Optimizer installer.

Academic users#

  1. Make sure that your computer is connected to your campus network or VPN.

  2. In a Web browser, navigate to Gurobi Academic Programs and Licenses.

  1. Follow the instructions under the “Individual Academic Licenses” heading to download and install Gurobi and retrieve your gurobi.lic file using the grbgetkey command.

  2. Once you have retrieved the gurobi.lic file on your computer, it does not need to be connected to your campus network or VPN to use Gurobi.

All others#

For commercial and government users, Gurobi offers a variety of license types. Contact Gurobi sales for pricing.