Error installing Python 3.5 package 'socket' pycharm

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If you open the file you downloaded, I mean setup.py, you notice it consists of a single line:

raise RuntimeError("Package 'socket' must not be downloaded from pypi")

socket module is already included in the standard library. You don't have to download anything. Just type import socket and you're all set.

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Updated on June 18, 2022

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  • Admin
    Admin about 2 years

    Can't install this package only with the PyCharm or command prompt:

    Collecting socket
      Using cached socket-0.5.tar.gz
        Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
        Traceback (most recent call last):
          File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
          File "C:\Users\ADMIN_~1\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-v6d_dkqz\socket\setup.py", line 2, in <module>
            raise RuntimeError("Package 'socket' must not be downloaded from pypi")
        RuntimeError: Package 'socket' must not be downloaded from pypi
    
    
    Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\ADMIN_~1\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-v6d_dkqz\socket\
    

    Downloading package separately and installing doesn't work too.