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Megzari Nassim
Megzari Nassim

Reputation: 399

Can't install iPy on Python

I'm trying to install iPy, but I can't seem to do it right. This is the first time I install a module, so please don't assume I should be knowing some things. I downloaded the file, and I have a setup.py. I held down Shift+Right Click, then "open Command Prompt Here", and pasted the following line :

python setup.py --help or python setup.py install

It says that it is not recognized as an internal command.

I tried opening it in python and running it, and I get this error:

usage: setup.py [global_opts] cmd1 [cmd1_opts] [cmd2 [cmd2_opts] ...]
   or: setup.py --help [cmd1 cmd2 ...]
   or: setup.py --help-commands
   or: setup.py cmd --help

error: no commands supplied

I also tried to paste python setup.py --help and python setup.py install in the python console, and I get this:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "T:\MATH\Logiciels MATH BD\Program Files\EduPython\App\lib\code.py", line 63, in runsource
    code = self.compile(source, filename, symbol)
  File "T:\MATH\Logiciels MATH BD\Program Files\EduPython\App\lib\codeop.py", line 168, in __call__
    return _maybe_compile(self.compiler, source, filename, symbol)
  File "T:\MATH\Logiciels MATH BD\Program Files\EduPython\App\lib\codeop.py", line 99, in _maybe_compile
    raise err1
  File "T:\MATH\Logiciels MATH BD\Program Files\EduPython\App\lib\codeop.py", line 87, in _maybe_compile
    code1 = compiler(source + "\n", filename, symbol)
  File "T:\MATH\Logiciels MATH BD\Program Files\EduPython\App\lib\codeop.py", line 133, in __call__
    codeob = compile(source, filename, symbol, self.flags, 1)
  File "<interactive input>", line 1
    python setup.py --help
               ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

How am I supposed to install it ?

EDIT: A screenshot of what I get: screenshot

EDIT2: 2nd screenshot: scren

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2648

Answers (3)

xrisk
xrisk

Reputation: 3898

Run this code in a Python shell (i.e. one where you can run Python commands, for example the Python GUI) to get the location of your installed Python:

import sys
sys.executable

This will give you the complete path to the Python interpreter.

Then, in command prompt (Shift-Right Click where the setup.py is located and open Command Prompt) specify the complete path to Python like this:

"C:\Python36\python.exe" setup.py install

Or whatever your path is.

Upvotes: 1

bob marti
bob marti

Reputation: 1569

setup.py is designed to be run from the command line. You'll need to open your command prompt (In Windows 7, hold down shift while right-clicking in the directory with the setup.py file. You should be able to select "Open Command Window Here").

From the command line, you can type

python setup.py --help

If you want to install it then the command is install:

python setup.py install

If you need to build the package first, use the build command before installing:

python setup.py build

Hope this helps!

HELP:you need more details use this link.

Even the above commands may not work correctly. In that case, you can download the Windows installer version which will install the library to your default system Python

Upvotes: 1

Teo Klestrup R&#246;ijezon
Teo Klestrup R&#246;ijezon

Reputation: 5257

Sounds like you don't have Python in your $PATH, in that case you need to explicitly write the full path to your Python install, because your shell doesn't know where to find python. For Python 3.6 under Windows that'd probably be C:\Python36\python.exe (or whatever you chose when installing it).

Hence, to install iPython, run:

C:\Python36\python.exe setup.py install

Upvotes: 2

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