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I am trying to install a python package that is available on github, but am unsure how to do so. This is the package: https://github.com/Jefferson-Henrique/GetOldTweets-python.

Could someone please provide me clear and step-by-step instructions on how to do this installation? None of the current answers are clear enough for me. I have tried the following command prompt command, but it is not working. I have git installed.

pip install git+https://github.com/Jefferson-Henrique/GetOldTweets-python.git

Error:

Cloning https://github.com/Jefferson-Henrique/GetOldTweets-python.git to c:\users\haris\appdata\local\temp\pip-ocsu8r-build
Error [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified while executing command git clone -q https://github.com/Jefferson-Henrique/GetOldTweets-python.git c:\users\haris\appdata\local\temp\pip-ocsu8r-build
Cannot find command 'git'
phd
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  • What are you trying to do? Install `git`? – msanford Nov 09 '17 at 21:53
  • > My goal is to install a python package that is available on github < What are you talking about? – devalone Nov 09 '17 at 21:55
  • If you want to clone some repository from github, you should install git from you package manager(apt for example) and type `git clone repository_address` – devalone Nov 09 '17 at 21:56
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    If you mean you want to use pip to install a pip that's available on github, like installing an npm that's available on github, [the issue for that is still open](https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/3610). So, you can't. If you mean soemthing else...I don't know. – msanford Nov 09 '17 at 21:56
  • Clarifying edits later, you probably want this https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ or this https://www.gitkraken.com/ – msanford Nov 09 '17 at 22:02

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git isn't installed via pip. It's a regular package that you'll want to install by doing apt install git, most likely as root.

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You’ll need to install the package outside of pip since it’s not a python package. Conda install will work if you have anaconda or miniconda , or apt get install if you’re on a Linux system. Once you have git, run got clone package_name after navigating to the desired directory and you should be good to go.

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