python pip - install from local dir

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Solution 1

All you need to do is run

pip install /opt/mypackage

and pip will search /opt/mypackage for a setup.py, build a wheel, then install it.

The problem with using the -e flag for pip install as suggested in the comments and this answer is that this requires that the original source directory stay in place for as long as you want to use the module. It's great if you're a developer working on the source, but if you're just trying to install a package, it's the wrong choice.

Alternatively, you don't even need to download the repo from Github at all. pip supports installing directly from git repos using a variety of protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH, among others. See the docs I linked to for examples.

Solution 2

You were looking for help on installations with pip. You can find it with the following command:

pip install --help

Running pip install -e /path/to/package installs the package in a way, that you can edit the package, and when a new import call looks for it, it will import the edited package code. This can be very useful for package development.

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  • Tampa
    Tampa over 2 years

    I have to download a git python repo and install since the pypi version is not updated.

    Normally I would do this:

    pip install mypackage
    pip install mypackage[redis]
    

    Now I have the repo cloned in the following folder:

    /opt/mypackage

    So how to I run to install the below not using the pypi version but the local?

    pip --flag /opt/mypackage install mypackage
    pip --flag /opt/mypackage install mypackage[redis]
    

    There are the pip flags available and I don't see how to accomplish :

    Commands:
      install                     Install packages.
      uninstall                   Uninstall packages.
      freeze                      Output installed packages in requirements format.
      list                        List installed packages.
      show                        Show information about installed packages.
      search                      Search PyPI for packages.
      wheel                       Build wheels from your requirements.
      help                        Show help for commands.
    
    General Options:
      -h, --help                  Show help.
      --isolated                  Run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration.
      -v, --verbose               Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times.
      -V, --version               Show version and exit.
      -q, --quiet                 Give less output.
      --log <path>                Path to a verbose appending log.
      --proxy <proxy>             Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.
      --retries <retries>         Maximum number of retries each connection should attempt (default 5 times).
      --timeout <sec>             Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).
      --exists-action <action>    Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup.
      --trusted-host <hostname>   Mark this host as trusted, even though it does not have valid or any HTTPS.
      --cert <path>               Path to alternate CA bundle.
      --client-cert <path>        Path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the private key and the certificate in PEM format.
      --cache-dir <dir>           Store the cache data in <dir>.
      --no-cache-dir              Disable the cache.
      --disable-pip-version-check
    
    • fabianegli
      fabianegli almost 7 years
      I think you are looking for the -e flag. pip install -e . inside the package directory should work.
  • Tampa
    Tampa almost 7 years
    But I need to install an optional dependency e.g. mypackage[redis] How is that addressed? There are about 15 optional dependency install but I just need 1.
  • MattDMo
    MattDMo almost 7 years
    @Tampa as far as I can tell, pip install /opt/mypackage[redis] should work.
  • Adam Hughes
    Adam Hughes over 3 years
    Thank you! Yes - when I used -e with a conda environment, it installed to the wrong place (ie to the calling directory). Dropped -e flag and installed to my conda site packages
  • MattDMo
    MattDMo over 3 years
    As I explained in my answer, installing with -e requires that the package source stay in the same place (/opt/mypackage in this case) forever, which may not be desirable, or even possible if it's in /tmp. Pointing pip directly to the directory containing setup.py is definitely the way to go here.