macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install nestlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install nestFedora Rawhide package metadata · nest · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nestnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/nest/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Neural Simulation Tool (NEST) with Python3 bindings (PyNEST)
历史
项目历史与用法
NEST is a long-running open source simulator for spiking neural-network models. Its niche is computational neuroscience models where the dynamics, scale, and connectivity of neuron populations matter more than detailed single-neuron morphology.
项目历史
The NEST project traces its public history to a 1994 release under the name SYNOD and later became the NEural Simulation Tool. The project is coordinated by the NEST Initiative and distributed under GPL-2.0-or-later.
A major adoption shift was PyNEST: the 2008 PyNEST paper describes NEST as a C++ simulation kernel designed for large systems and explains why the project moved from its native SLI simulation language toward Python as the user-facing workflow.
采用历史
NEST is used mainly in computational neuroscience, especially for large networks of point neurons, plasticity models, cortical-network examples, and reproducible simulator benchmarks. The project site describes a large developer community and support for systems ranging from laptops to clusters and supercomputers.
Homebrew analytics show a specialist but active macOS/Linux package audience: the formula listed 806 installs in the 365-day window visible on the formula page, all on request.
使用方式
Package users normally install it to get the `nest` command and PyNEST bindings. In practice, researchers write Python scripts or notebooks that import `nest`, create neuron/device nodes, connect populations, run `nest.Simulate(...)`, and analyze spike or voltage traces with Python scientific tooling.
The package-nerd angle is that the Python bindings are tied to the Homebrew Python used by the formula; the formula notes that PyNEST is installed with the `python@3.14` dependency and points users at that interpreter path.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
NEST is significant less as a general CLI and more as a packaged scientific runtime: it pulls together a C++ simulator, Python bindings, numerical dependencies, and examples into something reproducible enough for papers, workshops, and neuroscience teaching.
时间线
- 1994: first released under the name SYNOD, according to the NEST project site.
- 2007: Gewaltig and Diesmann published the Scholarpedia NEST citation used for older NEST versions.
- 2008: PyNEST paper published, documenting the Python interface and the motivation for moving beyond SLI.
- June 2026: NEST 3.10 listed as the current release on the NEST homepage and Homebrew formula.
Related projects
- PyNEST
- NEST Desktop
- NESTML
- NESTGPU
- PyNN
- Elephant
来源
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nest
- https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
- https://nest-simulator.readthedocs.io/en/v3.9/tutorials/pynest_tutorial/part_1_neurons_and_simple_neural_networks.html
- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroinformatics/articles/10.3389/neuro.11.012.2008/full
- https://www.nest-simulator.org/
安全态势
风险级别：blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
风险分类器
blue 风险 · 中 置信度 · tool
原因
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
信号
- text:server
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 6 个运行时依赖。
- 构建元数据列出 2 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
nest | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
nest-config | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
nest-server | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
nest-server-mpi | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
nest_indirect | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
nest_serial | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
nest_vars.sh | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
sli | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本3.10
管理器更新时间2026-06-11
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v3.10
https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:nest |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 3.10 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nest |
| 主页 | https://www.nest-simulator.org/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator#readme |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/archive/refs/tags/v3.10.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-11T04:05:35Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | gsl, libomp, libtool, numpy, python@3.14, readline |
| 构建依赖 | cmake, cython |
| macOS 提供的库 | ncurses |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
| 注意事项 | The PyNEST bindings and its dependencies are installed with the python@3.14 formula. If you want to use PyNEST, use the Python interpreter from this path: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/python@3.14/3.14.6/bin You may want to add this to your PATH. |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | nest |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Nix95%
nest
nix profile install nixpkgs#nest- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest 3.8-11.fc45
The neural simulation tool
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 18 依赖
- 4 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-common 3.8-11.fc45
Common files for nest
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-common- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: nest
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-devel 3.8-11.fc45
Development files for nest
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 1 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-doc 3.8-11.fc45
Documentation for nest
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: nest
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-mpich 3.8-11.fc45
nest built with mpich
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-mpich- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 22 依赖
- 4 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-mpich-common 3.8-11.fc45
Common files for nest built with mpich support
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-mpich-common- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-mpich-devel 3.8-11.fc45
Header files for nest built with mpich support
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-mpich-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 1 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-openmpi 3.8-11.fc45
nest built with openmpi
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-openmpi- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 20 依赖
- 4 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-openmpi-common 3.8-11.fc45
Common files for nest built with openmpi support
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-openmpi-common- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
nest-openmpi-devel 3.8-11.fc45
Development files for nest built with openmpi support
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install nest-openmpi-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 1 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
python3-nest 3.8-11.fc45
Python3 bindings for nest
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install python3-nest- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 12 依赖
- 5 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
python3-nest-mpich 3.8-11.fc45
Python3 bindings for nest with mpich support
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install python3-nest-mpich- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 12 依赖
- 3 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
dnf95%
python3-nest-openmpi 3.8-11.fc45
Python3 bindings for nest with openmpi support
http://www.nest-simulator.org/
sudo dnf install python3-nest-openmpi- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nest
- 12 依赖
- 3 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Nest
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