Unable to uninstall package installed by easy_install

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Here is a good answer about it: How do I remove packages installed with Python's easy_install?

I think it is easier to install pip and uninstall this package. Like the link above says, you can remove the package directory that can be easily found in your site-packages Python directory (but I really prefer the first option).

pip uninstall Beaver
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Updated on June 28, 2022

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  • Erik
    Erik almost 2 years

    I installed module beaver by using the following command

    easy_install Beaver
    

    Now I need to remove this package from my server and I do the following:

    easy_install -m Beaver
    

    But the package is still in the system and I get the following message:

    Searching for Beaver
    Best match: Beaver 30
    
    Using /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
    
    Because this distribution was installed --multi-version, before you can
    import modules from this package in an application, you will need to
    'import pkg_resources' and then use a 'require()' call similar to one of
    these examples, in order to select the desired version:
    
        pkg_resources.require("Beaver")  # latest installed version
        pkg_resources.require("Beaver==30")  # this exact version
        pkg_resources.require("Beaver>=30")  # this version or higher
    
    Processing dependencies for Beaver
    Finished processing dependencies for Beaver
    

    The following command:

    which beaver
    

    shows me path to this module

    /usr/local/bin/beaver
    

    Help me to remove this package from system completly