I'm trying to use different versions of python on win7, and I was told that I can use the python laucher.
I find the docs for it: https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#launcher
But I don't know where is it. Someone say its called py.exe, but there is no file with this name on my computer.
I installed python 3.4.3 with Anaconda, https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/, comes with Scipy
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UPDATE:
Since there is no python launcer in Anacoda, how can I re-install it? Or if there is better way of using different version on Win7?
It should be in the root directory of Python 3.3 installs and higher. It is not available for Python2.
Go to C:\PythonXX\ and you should find py.exe for your version.
In Command Prompt or your favorite shell (like Cygwin), run:
py -3.3 -m path/to/myscript.py
However, this only works if you have a 3.3 or higher installed.
EDIT: Anaconda does not come with Python launcher. It is only available for an ActiveState, standard, or probably many other installs.
EDIT2: Here are two brand-new, Python 3.4 installs of ActiveState Python and Anaconda Python, screenshotted. Notice how Anaconda Python does not include py.exe and a lot of other (non-essential) executables?
EDIT3: After some "difficult" testing, just set anaconda as your default install for Python3.4 and grab the py.exe from another install. That is all. So you can install Python3.4 from another source, uninstall it, and save the py.exe, make sure it is in the system path, and the python launcher is fully installed.
EDIT4: Actually there's also a standalone installer available here:
https://bitbucket.org/vinay.sajip/pylauncher/downloads
If installing python from python.org's downloads and you select "[x] install pylauncher [x] install for all users", py.exe is installed in C:\Windows\py.exe.
I think if you don't install for all users, then it's in the python install root.
If you are able to run py from cmd.exe, then you can find out where it is with where py.exe.
It looks like the python executable is part of the conda command if you're using Anaconda, according to their website. According to Alexander Huszagh (see his answer), the python launcher doesn't come with Anaconda python.
Here is a blog post that is perhaps relevant.
I first tried everything Alexander Huszagh has written. But none of it helped.
It took me a really long time to find the Python Launcher. I had accidentally changed how to open .py-files. And once you change it, you can't do right mouse click "Edit with IDLE" anymore. I eventually found them in the C:\Windows\ directory named py.exe.
The experts gave a reply which seems relevant to one version of python but not the latest version. e.g. In my least favorite command line tool I entered:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32>dir py.exe /s
It replied:
File Not Found
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When I check the version of a package, I get a python version in parentheses. What does it mean?
This python 3.7.3 does not match with the PyCharm interpreter I am using (python 3.8). Is that the reason? Should I worry the version between parentheses is not the same as my python project interpreter?
It is possible that you have many python versions installed on your computer.
You probably need to pip install again the same package for the python version you are using with your Pycharm if you want them to work correctly.
if you are not sure how to do that with CMD commands,
you can access your Pycharm, look for "Python packages" at the bottom, and then search for your package.
You can see there is this package is installed already or not.
and if not - just hit the 'install' button.
after that, you are ready to go.
I am using python 3.6.5 with PyCharm.
While trying to install any package, it gives the error
"Try to run this command from the system terminal. Make sure that you use the correct version of 'pip' installed for your Python interpreter located at 'C:\projectPath\venv\Scripts\python.exe'"
Project path and actual python installed paths are different.
In settings of PyCharm, pip version is 19.0.3 and latest version is 19.3.1
Also, "python -m pip --version" from command prompt says pip version is 9.0.3
What do I do?
I imagine that you have more than one Python installed in your system.
you should go to Pycharm --> file> settings> project>project interpreter.
you should find the other Python instance on your system and try to change your interpreter to that one.
if it does not appear in the list click on the button that looks like star in front of the project interpreter.
I had the same problem.
I realized that I installed one python by myself and another is installed while installing PyCharm.
After changing my interpreter I do not receive that error anymore.
This error occurred to me too when using PyCharm, and trying to install MeCab in it. And by choosing mecab-python3 instead of just mecab (which is what is for Python2 I assume...).
You might install the package compatible to the Python version used in the package, but not to yours, which is that PyCharm refers to'dir:\projectPath\venv\Scripts\python.exe' . So you should choose the different version of the package, or change interpreter to another.
I got the same error along with no such option: --build-dir after upgrading pip from PyCharm's (2020.1 #PY-201.6668.115) terminal (PyCharm didn't allow me to do so from interpreter's settings).
Turned out older versions of PyCharm rely on --build-dir which was removed in newer versions of pip. To resolve the issue I had to downgrade pip.
Solution was found here
Faced same issue after trying to change the file path.
Tried changing the interpreter location but it dint work for me. so I uninstalled pycharm and re-installed it. working fine now.
I faced the same problem on Windows-10 (PyCharm 2020.1.2 version) when installing h5py package. I didn't want to change my interpreter as that will raise other compatibility errors in my code.
In my case:
What didn't work: upgrading the pip
What worked: I chose old h5py version-2.10 (instead of the latest h5py version selected by default by PyCharm) and it worked.
Mentioning just in case if this works for someone. Uninstalling both Python and Pycharm is too much to do for this error (in my opinion).
File-> settings
searching for project -> and choosing "python interpreter"
in "python interpreter" tab choosing "show all"
pressing in the left down side on "+" (add)
adding the right direction of python installed place and press "ok"
removing the previous version
I faced the same error while using Python 3.7.5 and Pycharm 2019.1.2 for my Django project.
It also causes failure in execution of many other python commands, and is not caused by environment variables or path.
I guess it's because some python files are broken or corrupted.
The easiest and fastest way I found to get out of this was :-
Uninstall Python.
Uninstall Pycharm.
And Reinstall latest versions of both.
I had the same problem and but see solution uninstall IDLE python and pycharm and install least version
Uninstall Python.
Uninstall Pycharm.
And Reinstall latest versions of both.
I'm really new to coding, programming, Python, and just computers in general, so I need some help with Canopy. I've been having pretty consistent troubles installing any packages to Canopy; some stuff is in the internal package manager,but whenever it isn't, it's really confusing. I guess I'll list a specific installation.
I'm trying to install "pywcs" (link provided below) to my Win7 64-bit machine. I have Cygwin if that helps at all. I do not know how to go about this; the stuff I found online is pretty confusing, and Cygwin easy_install (filename) never seems to work. Any step-by-step solutions?
The way I installed astropy is as follows.
Open Windows Terminal
Change Directory to C:\Users\<USER NAME>\AppData\Local\Enthought\Canopy32\User\Scripts
Type easy_install.exe astropy
Wait until the download completes, and restart Enthought.
sometimes installing packages can be hard for enthought canopy . You could install all python packages using pip install mrjob command on the its own canopy command prompt
Go to tools tab on the canopy editor ,
Left click on the canopy command prompt ,
Finally pip install <package name> and hit Enter key
The key point is that in order to install a package into any Python distribution (including Canopy Python), you should use that Python to perform the installation. You refer to Cygwin's "easy_install", but you should instead use Canopy's easy_install.
As described in this article, the easiest way to be sure that you are running Canopy's Python (and Canopy's easy_install) is to have Canopy Python on your PATH. This is done by default during Canopy installation, but if you uncheck this option then, or if your Cygwin installation doesn't use your Windows PATH, then you will need to adjust your Cygwin PATH accordingly.
Doing as Sukrit suggests, and running the installation from the Canopy Python Scripts directory, is also a reasonable approach.
Alternatively, depending on its compiler dependencies, you may be able to install astropy from a Windows Command Prompt rather than from Cygwin (of course Canopy must be on the PATH here too, as it would be by default.)
In Linux you can do it as follows.
1) Make sure you are using the Canopy version of Python - check out https://support.enthought.com/entries/23389761-Installing-packages-into-Canopy-User-Python-from-the-command-line
2) At the command prompt use easy_install, for example:
$ easy_install pp==1.5.7
to install version 1.5.7 of pp
Just for information, Astropy is now included by default in Enthought Canopy:
https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/package-index/
I'm trying to install a Python Module by running a Windows installer (an EXE file).
The Problem is that the default python folder and the defualt Installation Library are set To disc D:\ and are grayed out (meaning I can't change it). It might be fine is some places, but in my computer, D is the DVD drive, meaning that no installation is possible.
Is there any way to change this or to overcome this?
It's not "default folder", and there's a reason there's "found in registry" next to the version. You need to re-register the Python installation if you've moved it, either by installing it again (without removing) in the same folder, or changing the directory saved in registry (HKCU\Software\Python\PythonCore\X.X\InstallPath, possibly on Wow3264Node) either manually or using registration script.
Because what you're installing (you don't say what it is) seems to be standard distutils-generated installer (as Cat Plus Plus points out in his comment) you don't have to install it by running installer. You can install it using easy_install program what allows you to choose which Python to use. See my answer to Can I install Python windows packages into virtualenvs? question.
EDIT
Now I see in your comment you're installing setuptools. This complicates things a little bit as this is the package which contains easy_install tool I mentioned above. You have chicken/egg problem here... There's solution for this, however. You can use ez_setup script to install setuptools without using exe installer.
A colleague of mine wants to use my python 2 code on his OS X (10.6) machine. My code imports several built-in python packages, including Tkinter and shelve, and also uses third-party packages, including numpy, scipy, matplotlib, and ipython.
I've encountered a few problems with OS X's built-in python. (IDLE doesn't work, for example*). I suspect I should install a more recent version of python, and a different version of Tk.
My questions:
Will having two different versions of python/Tk on the same machine cause problems?
I would like to associate the terminal commands 'python', 'ipython', and 'easy_install' with the more recent version of python. How should I do this?
When I install third-party packages like numpy using a .dmg file, how do I control which version of python numpy installs into?
Is there a better way to do this?
If this process goes well, I'd consider adding OS X instructions to my code's documentation, so I'd like to boil down this process to the simplest, most general approach.
*EDIT: Also, this
EDIT: Thank you everyone for the useful answers. My colleague tried MacPorts, which seems to work well, but has a few speedbumps. First we had to install Xcode from the system install disk. This is not a fast or lightweight install (several GB). Luckily we still had the disk! Once Xcode was installed, MacPorts was easy to install. Python and the python subpackages we needed were also easy to install, but he told me this installation took several hours. Presumably this delay is due to compilation? He had an easy time setting the MacPorts python as default. However, I think we have to change the 'Python Launcher' application by hand, this seems to still default to the system python.
Even though he has a working system now, I'm tempted to ask him to try one of the other solutions. I'm not sure all of my code's potential users will tolerate a multi-hour, multi-gigabyte installation.
I use brew to install all my libraries/compilers/interpreters.
To install python try this:
brew install python
Then add Python's binaries directory to your $PATH in your ~/.profile:
export PATH=`brew --prefix python`/bin:$PATH
I'd recommend you to install pip, virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper to have better control over your environment too.
Have you tried ActivePython?
It includes a package manager (PyPM) that, by default, installs into your home directory (eg: ~/Library/Python/2.7). Main scripts get symlinked in /usr/local/bin; use the included pythonselect to set the active Python version.
You don't have to bother installing .dmg packages, as PyPM is a binary package manager ... therefore you can install non-pure Python packages like NumPy without having to compile things yourself.
ActivePython can use Apple's Tcl/Tk or, if installed, ActiveTcl.
A "simplest, most general approach" in your documentation could be:
Install ActivePython 2.7
Open Terminal and type pypm-2.7 install matplotlib ipython
Using MacPorts, you can install python 2.6, 2.7, 3.1 and 3.2 at the same time, with their own packages, without ever touching the built-in python.
numpy, scipy, matplotlib, and ipython are also available as ports for most of those python versions.
Moreover, if you install the python_select port, you'll be able:
to choose which one of those (plus the built-in python) is the "default" python;
to install python packages through easy_install/pip for the "selected" python, if they're not available as ports.
Add virtualenv to the mix, and you'll have a very, very flexible Python development environment.
As for your questions:
Q1: with MacPorts, no. while not a frequent user, I've installed and used matplotlib in 2.6 and 2.7, switching between the two using python_select.
Q2: easy_install, pip, ipython will be "linked" to the python they were installed by. (but see tip 1)
Q3: it's easier to install one of the py{26,27,xx}-numpy ports, or pip install numpy under your python_select'ed python.
Q4: well, MacPorts is the best thing I know after APT on Debian/Ubuntu... :-)
Now, two tips if you try MacPorts:
MacPorts cleanly installs ports separately from the OS X installation, in an /opt/local directory, and each python version is installed in a /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/{2.5,2.6,2.7,...} directory. Using python_select cleanly switch the "python" command using links. BUT... the Versions/{2.5,2.6,2.7,...}/bin directory, where python scripts are installed, is not added to the PATH. Just adding: export PATH=/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/bin:$PATH to your ~/.profile will always give you direct access to the scripts installed for the selected python.
to avoid bad surprises, I've added a echo Selected python is \"$(python_select -s)\" line to my ~/.profile, so I always know which is my currently selected python when opening a session... :-)
Regards,
Georges
In almost all cases, the best python to use is the one from http://python.org/. It sets up the paths correctly and doesn't overwrite anything. DMG package installs usually work automatically, as does python setup.py install, and it's not too hard to get setuptools to work. If you want per-user installs, it is easy to set up .pydistutils.cfg and python automatically recognizes the path install_lib = ~/Library/Python/$py_version_short/site-packages
An addendum regarding the usage of brew:
Since some time, brew install python will install python3.
If you intend to install python2, you want to use
brew install python#2
It is perfectly fine to install both python and python3 using brew!
Here is an old post that answers your questions too.
In general it is not a problem at all to have more than one python installation on your machine. You just have to watch out which one you are calling on the command line.
>> which python
... helps to identify where your python binary is located. The original Mac OS X python is usually at "/usr/bin/python"
I personally use the MacPorts python installation. It also supports you with the installation of modules. (see link above)
I have 4 versions of python on my MacBook Pro. 2 from the original install of OS X 10.6 and a subsequent update, then self installed copies of python 2.7 and 3.2. You can update the python command to point at any of the versions. They all install in separate directories and cause no problems with each other.
I'm not sure what will happen when you install from a .dmg file. I believe it will simply use whatever version python points to.
This post on superuser.com answers your questions on changing default paths.