What the equivalent for 'gem' in python?

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Does python have a package/module management system?

In ruby I can do something like

gem install my-cool-gem

How do I do this in python?

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 26 '12 at 10:17

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You do:

pip install package

answered Apr 26 '12 at 10:17

Gareth Latty

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... after you `easy_install` (or `apt-get`) `pip`, that is. – Fred Foo Apr 26 '12 at 10:25
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@larsmans Indeed, but the PyPI site explains that. In my case ``pacman -S python-pip``. – Gareth Latty Apr 26 '12 at 10:27
The official instructions for installing PIP can be found [here](http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/installing.html). – Gareth Latty Dec 20 '13 at 17:50

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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If you have setuptools installed then you can use easy_install. Both obtain packages from PyPI I guess. pip is preferred over easy_install though.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:28

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answered Apr 26 '12 at 10:34

Arjun

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