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I'm trying to install pip (python installer) to my username since I don't have root privileges and can't just sudo apt-get install python-pip.

So what I've done is just easy_install --user pip. That installs it to .local/bin apparently but then when I call it like so:

pip install --user astropy

It says that pip is not currently installed.

I have limited knowledge of linux and of the system I'm using (NX connection to a machine at my university). I know I should be able to do this!

Stephan Vierkant
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Lucidnonsense
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I hope I'm right and the problem is with your PATH, try this

You can add this to your ~/.bashrc file:

PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin

If you don't know how, you can just execute this line in a Terminal:

echo "PATH=\$PATH:~/.local/bin" >> ~/.bashrc

You can also check what's in your PATH by typing in the Terminal

echo $PATH
arsaKasra
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This may be related. How to install python from source on a remote machine without root access.

Installing Python 3.6 (works with any version per say)

  1. Get the official download link from python.org website (example)

  2. Download the python source release and get the folder readied for installation from source.

    wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.6.9/Python-3.6.9.tgz
tar zxfv Python-3.6.9.tgz
find ~/inflated_location/Python-3.6.9/Python -type d | xargs chmod 0755
cd Python-3.6.9

  3. Install from source

    ./configure --prefix=~/inflated_location/Python-3.6.9/Python
make
make install

  4. Export the path variable

    nano ~/.bashrc
export PATH=~/inflated_folder/python/Python-3.6.9/:$PATH
source ~/.bashrc

Now you have python3.6 installed for logged in user and can be invoked now using command python

Installing py packages

The easiest way that I have followed is

python -m pip install <package-name> --user

Reference

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Rahul
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There is a simpler solution to install pip locally in your system without the need for root(sudo) permissions.

  1. First download the standalone pip using link: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/pip.pyz
  2. chmod +x pip.pyz
  3. Run python3 -m pip.pyz --upgrade pip

That's all, It will work and you will now have pip installed locally on your system.

If Externally-managed-environment error occurs: just add --break-system-packages in the end of command.
Example: python3 -m pip.pyz --upgrade pip --break-system-packages

Note: Upvote this answers if this worked for you! Personally tested solution!

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