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user1919
user1919

Reputation: 3938

Install package with pip from specific branch of github

I have across a very weird issue. I try to pip install a package from my github fork. I have done this multiple times in the past and it works always.

This is what I do:

pip install git+https...@my_branch

While this works perfectly in my local machine, when I try to w Windows Remote machine and to my Ubuntu Vagrant box it doesnt work.

Instead of installing the package with my_branch, it installs the master branch. Initially I thought it was related with an outdated version of pip but after upgrading to the latest version, I keep facing the same issue.

Any ideas whats the problem?

Upvotes: 26

Views: 29004

Answers (3)

robert wallace
robert wallace

Reputation: 429

Here is how I do it is a private repo and I use the branch name:

pip install "git+ssh://[email protected]/your_repo.git@your_branch_name"

Note for authentication, your password might be a token from github if you have set that up.

Checkout this answer for more ways to pip install: https://stackoverflow.com/a/13754517/5042916

Upvotes: 5

Sasa
Sasa

Reputation: 123

Suppose you have forked some git repo and made some changes. To install this specific branch:

  1. Release a new version from your branch and add a version tag, like v1.0
  2. Run pip install -e git+https://github.com/your_user_name/[email protected]#egg=repo_name in the terminal

Upvotes: 9

Swergas
Swergas

Reputation: 372

Maybe some characters like the @ character are not recognized properly in your command in other environments? Try putting quotes, like this: pip install "git+https...@my_branch"

Upvotes: 17

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