Can't install pycurl with pip

Question

Can't install pycurl with pip, win xp x32, python 2.7.

here is the log

pip install pycurl
Downloading/unpacking pycurl
  Downloading pycurl-7.19.3.1.tar.gz (116Kb): 116Kb downloaded
  Running setup.py egg_info for package pycurl
    Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl
    Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
    Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl

----------------------------------------
Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 10 in C:\Documents and S
ettings\User\build\pycurl
Storing complete log in C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\pip\pi
p.log

Did you specify the --curl-dir ? Like the log said "Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl" — Cody, Mar 31 '14 at 06:10
Since you are on Windows, you have to install cURL before pycurl: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/507927/how-do-i-install-pycurl — Hai Vu, Mar 31 '14 at 06:33
This question has an answer [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/58847770/10146012) — Mahmoud Elshahat, Nov 14 '19 at 00:47

score 27 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 20 '19 at 17:04

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Following the steps one mentioned above, solved my problem.

sudo apt install libcurl4-gnutls-dev librtmp-dev

pip install pycurl

answered Nov 20 '19 at 17:04

r0m

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score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 13 '17 at 11:02

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This is a problem indeed. No need to update pip or easy install as it's often advised, well it won't hurt to update but you will still have the problem until you :

install libcurl4-gnutls-dev librtmp-dev packages
pip install pycurl

Worked the same in Linux

answered Dec 13 '17 at 11:02

dlewin

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On CentOS, I get the error, "No package libcurl4-gnutls-dev available" and "No package librtmp-dev available." – Dave Jun 13 '19 at 00:22

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 11 '19 at 12:55

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Here are easy steps I did to get around this:

Download the wheel of the version you want here: https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/
then you can pip install that like so:

pip install C:\sample\sample_dir\whl_file_downloaded

You should know be able to import in your python files

answered Jan 11 '19 at 12:55

stegnerd

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Real solution! Thanks!!! – Jcc.Sanabria Nov 10 '21 at 22:37

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 14 '17 at 06:45

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I had the same problem. I was able to install it with easy_install instead:

easy_install pycurl

For easy_install, see setuptools.

edited Sep 14 '17 at 06:45

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answered Nov 15 '15 at 10:14

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with easy_install, I still get the C:\Lib\site-packages error – Heinz Mar 29 '18 at 17:01

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 16 '19 at 14:07

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install pycurl using conda, conda will install all dependencies, Hope it works

conda install -c anaconda pycurl

answered Mar 16 '19 at 14:07

kali prasad deverasetti

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score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Mar 16 '19 at 16:02

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steps to follow :

brew install openssl
PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include" pip install --no-cache-dir pycurl

edited Mar 16 '19 at 16:02

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answered Mar 16 '19 at 13:47

Yash Bhardwaj Shukla

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I did a slight variation: PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl@3/include" pip3 install --no-cache-dir pycurl – dnola Apr 04 '22 at 00:48

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Nov 18 '22 at 15:38

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For Linux Please install the libcurl-devel package and then try. It will work.

edited Nov 18 '22 at 15:38

Stephen Ostermiller

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answered Nov 18 '22 at 14:05

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 28 '23 at 13:48

This is an old thread, and previous solutions did not work form me. And I had to change the path for openssl I am commenting it here, I believe it might save someone's time. Machine I am using

MacOS: Apple M1 Pro (Ventura v13.4)

pip uninstall pycurl
PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/homebrew/opt/openssl/include" pip install --no-cache-dir pycurl

score -3 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 13 '15 at 13:15

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So has said by Hai Vu you need to install cURL first. Here is the dowload page : http://curl.haxx.se/download.html I suggest you install it in your C:/ directory, or if you already installed it elsewhere copye the curl.exe file to your c:/

When done, you can try it by going to the cmd prompt :

cd c:/
curl "your-curl-request"

If it works then curl is correctly installed and you can install pycurl with pip.

answered Jul 13 '15 at 13:15

Mickael_Paris

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Downvoting because this 1) doesn't work 2) putting executables in the system drive root is terrible advice. – Vladimir Panteleev Sep 21 '15 at 01:05

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