Installing Slither

[the-vegetarian-vampire]

Hi all!

I am trying to install Slither on my Mac using zsh.

I have installed slither using pip3 install slither-analyzer. However, per this stack exchange: the path where pip3 stored slither, $HOME/.local/bin/ isn't in my $PATH environment variable.

The .zshrc file also suggests a path coming from bash.

# If you come from bash you might have to change your $PATH.
# export PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH

# Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
export ZSH="$HOME/.oh-my-zsh"

How can I change the path to install slither correctly?

I know it's an easy path fix... any help is appreciated.

A similar issue can be found here

[ChefAharoni]

Try ChatGPT's answer:

To add $HOME/.local/bin to your $PATH environment variable in zsh, you need to modify your .zshrc file. Here's how to do that:

1. Open your terminal.
2. Open the .zshrc file in a text editor. For example, you could use nano:

nano ~/.zshrc

3. Add the following line to the file:

export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH

This line of code is adding $HOME/.local/bin to your $PATH. The $PATH variable is a list of directories that your shell searches through when you enter a command.
4. Save your changes and close the file. If you're using nano, you can do this by pressing Ctrl+O to save the file, then Ctrl+X to close it.
5. To make sure your changes take effect, you need to restart your terminal session, or you can source your .zshrc file with the following command:

source ~/.zshrc

6. Now, you can check if the path was correctly added by executing:

echo $PATH

You should see $HOME/.local/bin somewhere in the output.
Now, you should be able to run slither from the terminal.

Remember, when editing your .zshrc file, you need to be careful. Making mistakes in this file can cause problems with your terminal. Always make sure to back up your .zshrc file before making changes.

[the-vegetarian-vampire]

Thanks for the reply. I am still having issues with the path, but I will continue to work on it and report back!

[the-vegetarian-vampire]

An update:

It took a long time but I think this stack-overflow helped resolve the issue. To clarify I am using .oh-my-zsh and homebrew.

In the ~ directory, input the command:

nano .bash_profile

You should see codes like:

# Setting PATH for Python 3.5
# The original version is saved in .bash_profile.pysave
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/bin:${PATH}"
export PATH

Copy and paste them to the end of your .zshrc file, save and exit.
Reopen the terminal and don't forget to source ~/.zshrc and pip can be used to install Slither.

Sometimes setting up the local environment can be the biggest hurdle. But it's worth it for such an incredible tool like Slither.

Hope this helps someone if they encounter the same problem!

[ezesundayeze]

For reference purpose in case someone gets here looking for a solution. You can do brew install slither-analyzer to install slither on your mac

[EngrPips]

Interesting, thanks for the heads-up.