Shipping Code With Additional Python Module To Install

Question

I've a python script to be executed on N systems, but some of them might be Python 2.4 and do not include json module.

I've found simplejson module compatible with Python 2.4 in tar.gz form, is it possible to ship the module together with the script and having it installed on the fly?

For example:

try:
   import json
except:
   sys.out('old version found, going to install simplejson')
   installing simplejson.....?
   import simplejson as json

Part II: how to install the package w/o PIP?

@bigbounty there is no pip on the system, so I need an alternative way. — Simply_me, Jul 16 '17 at 04:13
sudo apt-get install python-pip/pip3 in ubuntu, For windows,refer this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4750806/how-do-i-install-pip-on-windows — bigbounty, Jul 16 '17 at 04:14

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 16 '17 at 04:18

The easiest thing would be to only import simplejson, and then make sure you use the Py2.4-compatible version in all your environments (I'm assuming the python version can't be upgraded).

If you still want to install simplejson on the fly, I would look at the following SO thread:

Installing python module within code

Hopefully you can setup those systems to have pip (since you would be adding this script and running it in these systems, I'm assuming you have write and execute permissions).

Shipping Code With Additional Python Module To Install

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