installing numpy for python 3.1.2 on Ubuntu 10.04

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I've searched everywhere I could and I couldn't find appropriate answer. I don't know how to install numpy so I could use it in Geany with python 3.1.2. It only works for python 2.6.5. I'm new to ubuntu.

edit: I get ImportError: No module named numpy

I believe http://askubuntu.com/ or http://superuser.com/ would be better places to ask. Anyway, you'll have to provide more detail. What is it that goes wrong? — toniedzwiedz, Oct 14 '12 at 00:03

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '12 at 00:12

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If python 3.1.2 is installed via python3 package then you could try:

$ sudo apt-get install python3-numpy

answered Oct 14 '12 at 00:12

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I get "Couldn't find package python3-numpy". And from what I have read about this it's not that simple. – malganis Oct 14 '12 at 00:29
@malganis: It is that simple on 12.04. To experiment create a vurtualenv (using python3 binary) and run: `pip install numpy` inside the environment (I do it to install recent numpy versions). You might need to install dependencies before it. A simple way to do it is to run: `sudo apt-get build-dep python-numpy`. – jfs Oct 14 '12 at 00:49
"To experiment create a virtualenv (using python3 binary) and run: pip install numpy inside the environment (I do it to install recent numpy versions)" What exactly do you mean by that? I put this into terminal and I get "The program 'pip' can be found in the following packages: * pip * python-pip Try: sudo apt-get install " I have installed dependancies. – malganis Oct 14 '12 at 00:57
Would it work if I install it from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files? The problem is then I don't know how to install from tar files. If it is not step by step I get lost. – malganis Oct 14 '12 at 01:11
@malganis: here's [step-by-step instruction on how to install and create a vurtualenv](http://stackoverflow.com/a/5177027/4279) (choose a more recent virtualenv version and use the path to python3). Use only pip that is installed inside your environment, don't try to install using system pip. `pip` automatically downloads necessary files, builds and installs them (it takes a while for numpy). – jfs Oct 14 '12 at 01:23

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 27 '14 at 05:17

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Tried the apt-get installation solution above but it didn't work, however, pip did work:

$ sudo pip3 install numpy

Also, here are the install instructions for pip if needed.

edited Jun 27 '14 at 05:17

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answered Jun 27 '14 at 03:10

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installing numpy for python 3.1.2 on Ubuntu 10.04

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