How do you specify which python distribution to install a module for with pip?

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I am trying to install the yweather module for python 3.5 on my mac using pip install, however as i have both python 3.5 and 2.7 i don't know how to specify which distribution to install the module for - how would you do this?

This won't answer the question you asked, but you might consider switching to Anaconda (https://www.continuum.io/downloads). It allows you to maintain entirely separated virtual environments (think users with entirely independent installs of all packages, including python). — Mark Hannel, Nov 11 '16 at 00:21

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 10 '16 at 23:58

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pip will install a module for the default python on your system. If you want to be sure that pip installs for a specific version, use pip2 or pip3 instead of pip.

Also if you aren't already, you should consider using virtual environments.

answered Nov 10 '16 at 23:58

sobek

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '16 at 00:16

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As seen in the docs

Download the most recent release from yweather’s PyPi page. Unpack the tarball. From inside the yweather-0.X directory

Python 2

python setup.py install

Python 3

python3 setup.py install

answered Nov 11 '16 at 00:16

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How do you specify which python distribution to install a module for with pip?

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