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how to install python requests without pip

Narkw Brahma

Narkw Brahma

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How to install Python Requests without pip

As someone who has faced issues with pip in the past, I understand the need to look for alternative ways to install packages. Python Requests is a popular HTTP library that is necessary for many Python projects. Here are a few ways to install it without pip:

1. Manual Installation

You can download the Requests library from the official website and install it manually. Here are the steps:

  1. Visit https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/master/
  2. Download the ZIP file of the latest version of Requests
  3. Extract the ZIP file to a location on your computer
  4. Open a command prompt and navigate to the root directory of the extracted files
  5. Run the command:
python setup.py install

This will install Requests on your system. You can verify the installation by running a Python script that imports and uses the Requests library.

2. Using EasyInstall

EasyInstall is a package manager for Python that can be used as an alternative to pip. Here are the steps to install Requests using EasyInstall:

  1. Open a command prompt and run the command:
easy_install requests
  1. This will download and install Requests on your system
  2. You can verify the installation by running a Python script that imports and uses the Requests library

3. Using Anaconda

If you use Anaconda as your Python distribution, you can use the following command to install Requests:

conda install requests

This will download and install Requests on your system. You can verify the installation by running a Python script that imports and uses the Requests library.

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