Using "pip" with Different Sources

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∟Using "pip" with Different Sources

This section provides a tutorial example on how to use 'pip' to install Python packages from GitHub, local ZIP file or local directory.

If you are not able to install a Python package from the default repository, you can command "pip" to install it from different sources as shown below.

1. Install a package from GitHub.

herong$ pip install git+https://github.com/bp-kelley/descriptastorus
Collecting git+https://github.com/bp-kelley/descriptastorus
  Cloning https://github.com/bp-kelley/descriptastorus to /tmp/pip-...
  Running command git clone -q https://github.com/bp-kelley/descrip...
  Resolved https://github.com/bp-kelley/descriptastorus to commit 1...
  ...

2. Install a specific version of a package from GitHub.

herong$ pip install git+https://github.com/requests/requests@v2.15.0
  ...

3. Install a package from a ZIP file, which has a "setup.py" file.

herong$ pip install zip_file_path
  ...

4. Install a package from a directory, which has a "setup.py" file.

herong$ pip install dir_path
  ...

Table of Contents

About This Book

Running Python Code Online

Python on macOS Computers

Python on Linux Computers

Built-in Data Types

Variables, Operations and Expressions

Statements - Execution Units

Function Statement and Function Call

Iterators and Generators

List, Set and Dictionary Comprehensions

Classes and Instances

Modules and Module Files

Packages and Package Directories

"sys" and "os" Modules

"pathlib" - Object-Oriented Filesystem Paths

►"pip" - Package Installer for Python

What Is "pip/pip2/pip3" Command

Use "pip" Package in Python Script

Install MySQL Connector/Python with "pip"

►Using "pip" with Different Sources

Commonly Used Python Packages/Libraries

SciPy.org - Python Libraries for Science

pandas - Data Analysis and Manipulation

Anaconda - Python Environment Manager

Jupyter Notebook and JupyterLab

References

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