nest

Install command: 
brew install nest

Neural Simulation Tool (NEST) with Python3 bindings (PyNEST)

https://www.nest-simulator.org/

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/nest.json

Formula code: nest.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
macOS on
Intel		 sonoma ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 3.8

Depends on:

gsl 2.8 Numerical library for C and C++
libtool 2.5.4 Generic library support script
numpy 2.3.3 Package for scientific computing with Python
python@3.13 3.13.7 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
readline 8.3.1 Library for command-line editing
libomp 21.1.1 LLVM's OpenMP runtime library

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.1.1 Cross-platform make
cython 3.1.4 Compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language
The PyNEST bindings and its dependencies are installed with the python@3.13 formula.
If you want to use PyNEST, use the Python interpreter from this path:

     $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/python@3.13/3.13.7/bin

You may want to add this to your PATH.

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