[Distutils] PIP Installation Question

[Chris Barker]

On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 9:05 AM, Rachel Krabacher <krabacher.rachel at gmail.com
> wrote:

> My name is Rachel and I am a master's student using Python as part of my
> thesis work analysis.  I have found a package online and have downloaded it
> from github, but am having difficulties getting Python to recognize that I
> have downloaded the files.  I am relatively new to Python and have been
> working in ipython notebook, so other command terminals are difficult for
> me.
>

well, "pip" is a "shell" command, not a python one, so you need to run it
in a regular command shell, not a python command prompt.


> I have come across your article titled "Installing Python Modules" where
> you discuss using pip to install different packages.  I have looked in my
> packages in Canopy's Package Manager
>

If you are using the Canopy distribution of Python, you should look at its
docs for recommended way to support installing packages that are not
included by the Canopy Package Manager. I haven't ued Canopy, so I can't
help here.

However, it's highly likely that it does indeed include standard pip
installing, so:

and it says that I have pip 7.1.0-1 installed, but for some reason when I
> type in the code: python -m pip install SomePackage,
> I am receiving an error that pip is an invalid syntax.
>

yes, because that is a "shell" command, not a python one, so it won't run
in the pyton interpeter (which is what iPython is giving you). Two options:

1) It is a really good idea to get a bit familiar with using the shell
(command line interface). Look online for tutorials. Here is one option:

http://cli.learncodethehardway.org/book/

2) ipython lets you pass shell command off from inside iPython or the
notebook, so you may be abel to do:

! pip install SomePackage

or, if teh PATH isn't set right:

! python -m pip install SomePackage


> Again I am using ipython notebook to run this, not sure if that is
> contributing to the issue.
>

yes, it sure is :-)

Good luck,

-Chris



> Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thank you very much!
> Rachel
>
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