I am working in a virtual environment and wanted to know how to install modules in it.
In the Ubuntu terminal, I typed pip install xlrd but the error came
ImportError: Install xlrd >= 0.9.0 for Excel support
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Georgy
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3You are trying to intall xlrd in system python. First you need to activate your virtual environment. – VolArt Jan 21 '19 at 09:25
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Show where your venv are stored. – VolArt Jan 21 '19 at 09:28
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This Q/A might help: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14604699/how-to-activate-virtualenv – André C. Andersen Jan 21 '19 at 09:29
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`pip install --user module_name` may help you, it will install module in your .local directory – jia Jimmy Jan 21 '19 at 09:33
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Make virtual environment for your project steps are as follows
1.go to specifid directory you want to make project.
2.open cmd or teminal an type mkdir testProjectName.
3.type cd testProjectName.
4.type virtual venv.
5.type for windows source venv/scripts/activate
type for linux or mac source venv/bin/activate
# After activating enviroment below are commands to modules you may want to install.
6.type pip install python.
7.type pip install numpy.
8.type pip install matplotlib.
9.start your project here.
Hope this helps.....
NOTE:- you need to activate enviroment before starting project
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