pybrain install error: 'invalid command name'

Question

I have downloaded pybrain and I want to install it. So, I create a directory Networks and inside the directory of pybrain I use the following command:

$ python setup.py install --prefix == ~/Networks/

And I have the following output:

invalid command name '/Users/petrosypsilantis/Networks/

What exactly is the problem?

I think you're not supposed to have spaces after `prefix` and after the equals sign. — slider, Nov 26 '13 at 17:11
And no double equals sign. Just `python setup.py install --prefix=~/Networks/` — twil, Nov 26 '13 at 17:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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You could try.

pip install pybrain

My answer is to motivate you to move away from setuptools, especially if you are having issues with it. See: Installing specific package versions with pip on how to install a specific development package using pip.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

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answered Nov 26 '13 at 17:18

William Denman

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that do not address OP question about install from source. f.ex. you dev version of a package can't be installed with pip. – alko Nov 26 '13 at 17:20
Agreed. But he didn't specify that he **had** to install from source. It is a bit off topic, however I firmly believe in using Pip. – William Denman Nov 26 '13 at 17:22

pybrain install error: 'invalid command name'

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