Installing Python library from WHL file [duplicate]

Question

Skill level: beginner

I am trying to add a library in python. The extension is wheel.

Can somebody tell stepwise approach in installing wheel file?

Answer 1

First open a console then cd to where you've downloaded your file like some-package.whl and use

pip install some-package.whl

Note: if pip.exe is not recognized, you may find it in the "Scripts" directory from where python has been installed. I have multiple Python installations, and needed to use the pip associated with Python 3 to install a version 3 wheel.

If pip is not installed, and you are using Windows: How to install pip on Windows?

Answer 2

From How do I install a Python package with a .whl file? [sic], How do I install a Python package USING a .whl file ?

For all Windows platforms:

1) Download the .WHL package install file.

2) Make Sure path [C:\Progra~1\Python27\Scripts] is in the system PATH string. This is for using both [pip.exe] and [easy-install.exe].

3) Make sure the latest version of pip.EXE is now installed. At this time of posting:

pip.EXE --version

  pip 9.0.1 from C:\PROGRA~1\Python27\lib\site-packages (python 2.7)

4) Run pip.EXE in an Admin command shell.

 - Open an Admin privileged command shell.

 > easy_install.EXE --upgrade  pip

 - Check the pip.EXE version:
 > pip.EXE --version

 pip 9.0.1 from C:\PROGRA~1\Python27\lib\site-packages (python 2.7)

 > pip.EXE install --use-wheel --no-index 
     --find-links="X:\path to wheel file\DownloadedWheelFile.whl"

Be sure to double-quote paths or path\filenames with embedded spaces in them ! Alternatively, use the MSW 'short' paths and filenames.