Installing modules to Anaconda from .tar.gz

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When I want to install modules to Anaconda, I run conda install. However, now I have a .tar.gz file and want to install this. How to do?

did you try `conda install `? – Charlie Parker Sep 23 '20 at 20:58 — Charlie Parker, Sep 23 '20 at 20:58

Ori · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-18T05:39:05.697

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There are several ways to achieve this, I'm describing one here, which should be relatively straight forward, even if your default python variable is not anaconda's.

Check what is your desired anaconda environment (if you're not sure what does this mean, it probably means that you are using root, the default environment)
Run: conda info --envs to see the path where your environment is installed
Go to that path, and find the absolute path to python.exe, for example: "C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\python.exe"
Now, run the following command:

<absolute path to python.exe> -m pip install <path to tar.gz>

for example:

C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\python.exe -m pip install c:\mymodule\great.tar.gz

Note that <path to tar.gz> can be relative, absolute and even an online link.

edited Oct 18 '21 at 05:39

answered Jul 18 '17 at 13:00

Ori

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Just an addition for the noobs in python like me. If you use Anaconda, replace 'pip' to 'conda' – Florida Man Oct 29 '17 at 15:44
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Edit: Actually, might be not true. Sorry for the confusion. – Florida Man Oct 29 '17 at 19:10
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@FloridaMan It depends where the tar.gz file comes from. – Holt Mar 15 '18 at 14:31
It still looks for the package in the repos. Adding --offline field with conda also does not help.I am also trying to do a local install without needing internet connection. – GreenEye Jul 03 '19 at 20:14
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why didn't you suggest `conda install `? – Charlie Parker Sep 23 '20 at 20:58
what if my package comes from here: https://public.dhe.ibm.com/ibmdl/export/pub/software/server/ibm-ai/conda/#/ – Charlie Parker Sep 23 '20 at 21:08

Holt · Answer 2 · 2019-04-17T13:09:05.953

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It depends on where your archive comes from:

If you got it from pypi, you need to install it using pip:

pip install package.tar.gz
# Or:
python -m pip install package.tar.gz

If you got it from conda-forge, you need to use conda:

conda install package.tar.gz

If you have multiple python installations, you may need to specify absolute path to the python/conda executable.

Note that the archive files on pypi and conda-forge are usually very different:

pypi archives contain source files, so you may need to build the package in order to install it, which may requires external dependencies;
conda-forge are architecture-specific and contains pre-built package, which are much less likely to require external dependencies.

If you already have a working Anaconda distribution, I would encourage you to get archives from conda-forge instead of pypi.

edited Apr 17 '19 at 13:09

answered Mar 15 '18 at 14:36

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I just tried installing numpy this way. It doesn't work for me. It seems like `conda install package.tar.gz` does not grab any dependencies. – Joel Stansbury Jan 30 '22 at 02:57
Here's some more info about it https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/1884 – Joel Stansbury Jan 30 '22 at 04:02
And how would I know if it is pypi or conda-forge, if the URL is e.g., https://anaconda.org/anaconda/dal/files?sort=downloads&version=2021.5.0 as described [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74432492/conda-update-conda-cannot-download-a-few-packages)? – sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio Nov 14 '22 at 13:49
@sancho.sReinstateMonicaCellio If it's from the anaconda registry, it's a conda package, so `conda install`. – Holt Nov 14 '22 at 14:37
I guess that is even if not from `conda-forge`. Perhaps it is useful to clarify this point in the answer... – sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio Nov 14 '22 at 17:21

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 03 '19 at 16:31

Here is how to do :

Q:\anaconda3\Scripts>conda install q:\quandl-3.4.4-py37_0.tar.bz2

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Pratap Muthukrishnan · Answer 4 · 2018-12-14T13:42:38.857

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If you are using Anaconda and downloaded the package from Anaconda Cloud, then you can place your "package.tar.bz2" files in the path shown in Anaconda prompt (Eg. C:\Users) and type in the following command in Anaconda Prompt

conda install package.tar.bz2

I believe it will work for .tar.gz files too.

edited Dec 14 '18 at 13:42

answered Sep 08 '18 at 14:10

Pratap Muthukrishnan

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 16 '21 at 16:13

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Just a PSA please don't use conda install <pkg.tar> when updating python from a tar.bz. This has the potential to break Anaconda.

answered Feb 16 '21 at 16:13

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Comment, I lack credit to post it as such. I only added it as an answer to prevent others from following the general comment at the top of the thread. I'l gladly remove it if you know a way for me / someone else to add it as a comment. – SteveZ Feb 16 '21 at 17:01

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