pipwin

library0.5.2pypypi✓ verified 83d ago

Pipwin installs compiled Python binaries on Windows provided by Christoph Gohlke. It searches the Gohlke repository for the latest suitable wheel for a package and installs it. Version 0.5.2 is the latest release, though it is no longer actively maintained.

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pip install pipwin

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INSTALL

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SIG · PIPWIN

pipwin

devopspythonv0.5.2

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

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Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

pipwin

✓ import pipwin

The top-level module is pipwin.

Install numpy using pipwin.

import pipwin pipwin.install('numpy')

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedpipwin is not actively maintained and may not work with newer Python versions or Gohlke's repository changes.

fix

Consider using pip with --only-binary or conda/mamba for Windows binary management.

affects: >=3.9

gotchapipwin only works on Windows and requires a running instance of the Gohlke repository. Network issues will cause failures.

fix

Ensure stable internet connection and that the package exists on Gohlke's site.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

pipwin.install('package') throws 'HTTPError: 404 Client Error'

Package not available in the Gohlke repository for the specified Python version.

fix

Check the Gohlke site to confirm the package exists for your Python version, or use pip install with --find-links.

ImportError: No module named 'pipwin'

pipwin is not installed in the current environment.

fix

Run 'pip install pipwin' to install it.

pipwin installs wrong version (e.g., older Python version)

pipwin may not correctly detect the installed Python version.

fix

Specify Python version explicitly: pipwin.install('package==version', python_version='3.8')

Upgrade

Version history

0.5.2latest on PyPI · released Mar 17, 2022

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Dependencies

pandasrequiredUsed internally for data handling

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/lepisma/pipwin ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/lepisma/pipwin ↗