Install Package in Python

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I'm trying to install bayespy on enthought canopy and have read through all the documentation and cannot figure it out. I import pip and then run the following code (I have tried many variations on this too) :

pip install <bayespy>

It keeps coming back with an error message. Do I need to specify the file path to bayespy possibly?

Thanks in advance, Max

Edit :

pip install <bayespy>
  File "<ipython-input-2-bb1febf67aaf>", line 1
   pip install <bayespy>
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

adding to @jeremycg, remove the angle brackets before issuing the command — Marat
– Marat, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 21:51
@MKaye What's the error message? That would help bypass a lot of speculation. — David Z
– David Z, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 21:52
command line means console/terminal on Linux/Mac or cmd.exe/powershell on Windows. — furas
– furas, Commented Jan 20, 2017 at 22:02

aldo · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-20 22:02:39Z

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The most basic usage of "pip" is as a command-line tool. Try this from the command prompt (NOT within a Python shell):

pip install bayespy

or perhaps

sudo pip install bayespy

answered Jan 20, 2017 at 22:02

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Merlin · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-29 15:40:28Z

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First: BayesPy requires Python 3. Try This:

yourMachine> sudo pip3 install bayespy

Not this at python prompt: >>> sudo pip3 install bayespy

edited Mar 29, 2017 at 15:40

answered Jan 20, 2017 at 21:55

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M Kaye Over a year ago

This doesn't work either and comes back with a SyntaxError, do I need to access the command line?

M Kaye Over a year ago

I am currently running in python

jwodder Over a year ago

If BayesPy requires Python 3, you'd want to install it with pip3, not pip.

M Kaye Over a year ago

Oh I see, I have accessed the command prompt now, sorry for the dumbness...

M Kaye Over a year ago

I have tried above methods but says I need python 3, how do I install this (pip3 doesn't work @jwodder)

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