Python can be a great tool for Search Marketers allowing us to automate repetitive tasks and work with large data sets to analyse trends. This is ideal for marketing industries such as automotive and retail due to it’s saturation. If you’re new to python, there are a number of different issues you might run into even when setting up your environments. Below is one of the most common, highly relevant if you’re working through a guide or textbook such as Automate The Boring Stuff

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Install Python Library Mac Os

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Import module works in Terminal but not in IDLE

When using python in IDLE on Mac, each python installation has it’s own …/lib/site-packages for 3rd party modules. Depending on your installation method (using the regular pip install package-name) terminal won’t allow you to import them when using IDLE.

This isn’t ideal, as there are a number of different libraries you won’t be able to live without – luckily this is easy to solve.

Installing packages using pip and virtual environments¶ This guide discusses how to install packages using pip and a virtual environment manager: either venv for Python 3 or virtualenv for Python 2. These are the lowest-level tools for managing Python packages and are recommended if higher-level tools do not suit your needs. Installing Miniconda Mac. Follow the below instructions to install the latest Miniconda version for Mac. Go to the Miniconda Download page and download the Python 3.7 Mac OS X 64-bit.pkg installer. After the download is complete, run the installer and click through the setup steps leaving all the pre-selected installation defaults. Reinstall python and python3 via homebrew. At no time did I touch the python installation located within the /System folder. Oh, and to be clear. The answer to the original question is. Yes, you can trust the old references, as written! That guidance is still valid. Apr 26, 2016 Active Oldest Votes 1 To install a python library that does not have a setup.py file, the location of the library's root directory needs to be appended to the $PYTHONPATH environment variable for Python to be able to locate it. This is what the third command export PYTHONPATH=$ (pwd):$PYTHONPATH does on a temporary basis.

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How to import Modules to IDLE on MAC

1. Locate the system path

Enter “import sys; sys.executable” into your IDLE shell.

This will give you your file path which will be needed in terminal, see step 1 image below.

2. Open Terminal and Enter…

python-path -m pip install package-name




This, for example, will install the Matplotlib plotting library

3. Test if working

Terminal will now install, and your modules will work within IDLE. While this isn’t the most future-proofed way of doing things, it does allow you to get back to programming without having to worry.

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Further information on IDLE

what is IDLE python?

IDLE stands for Integrated Development and Learning Environment. IDLE is essentially a simple IDE (Integrated Development Environment), suitable for Python novices and beginners, often used for educational purposes.

While IDLE is a great place to start, other IDEs offer far more functionality. My personal favourite is Pycharm made by JetBrain, I’d recommend giving it a try as it integrates tools and libraries such as NumPy and Matplotlib while also supporting other widely used programming languages.

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*I already have the library installed so the requirements are already satisfied