Python Package Installation

This is a short note how to install package from PyPi

Support Python 2.7

Install Setuptool

Download setuptools

If you run Windows 64bit, download and run python ez_setup.py. It will automatically install easytool.exe in Scripts folder

Install download package, run this command

python setup.py install

Install package by easy_install

Reference

Install package by name

easy_install SQLObject

Download a source, automatically build and install it

easy_install http://example.com/path/to/MyPackage-1.2.3.tgz

Install an already-downloaded .egg file

easy_install /my_downloads/OtherPackage-3.2.1-py2.3.egg

Upgrade installed package to latest version

easy_install --upgrade PyProtocols

Upgrade packages

Upgrade a specific version

easy_install "SomePackage==2.0"

Upgrade package that a version greater than

easy_install "SomePackage>2.0"

Upgrade to latest version on PyPi

easy_install --upgrade SomePackage

Uninstall packages

easy_install -mxN PackageName