How to install python-dateutil on Windows?

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I'm trying to convert some date/times to UTC, which I thought would be dead simple in Python - batteries included, right? Well, it would be simple except that Python (2.6) doesn't include any tzinfo classes. No problem, a quick search turns up python-dateutil which should do exactly what I need.

The problem is that I need to install it on Windows. I was able to upack the .tar.gz2 distribution using 7-zip, but now I'm left with a collection of files and no guidance on how to proceed. When I try to run setup.py I get the error "No module named setuptools".

@avastreg, i get the error: SyntaxError: invalid syntax when I try that command — Veridian, Aug 13 '13 at 19:41
@starbox, that should be in the terminal (or command prompt), not in the Python console. — j6m8, Mar 07 '14 at 21:28
Find ans [here](http://www.steptoinstall.com/install-python-dateutil-windows-ubuntu.html) — Step To Install, Feb 01 '15 at 10:37

score 66 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 28 '14 at 11:05

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If dateutil is missing install it via:

pip install python-dateutil

Or on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install python-dateutil

edited Jan 28 '14 at 11:05

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answered Aug 25 '11 at 08:05

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I guess you meant `pip install python-dateutil`? – cjauvin Nov 06 '13 at 16:50
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Finally had a chance to try this with Python 3.5. On Windows the full command I needed was: `python -m pip install python-dateutil`. – Mark Ransom Nov 30 '16 at 21:40

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered May 18 '09 at 21:15

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Why didn't someone tell me I was being a total noob? All I had to do was copy the dateutil directory to someplace in my Python path, and it was good to go.

answered May 18 '09 at 21:15

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@eyquem, Python defines a tzinfo class without providing any implementations; not even a UTC timezone, which would be trivial. – Mark Ransom Aug 25 '11 at 14:50
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The second anwser (install via pip) is better answer than this one. It plays better with virtualenv and it will allow you to update the version in the future if you need it. – Davisein Mar 06 '14 at 14:27
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@Davisein, pip doesn't come with Python for Windows either, although I understand that's changing. And when I asked the question, I believe pip was still quite new. – Mark Ransom Mar 06 '14 at 15:37
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@MarkRansom Sure! I noticed the date of the answer but I thought it will help people to recommend a different option nowadays. But I am sure when it was answered it was the best option. – Davisein Mar 06 '14 at 17:12
I can confirm Python 2.7.10 (May 2015) on Windows does come with `pip`, so I would recommend @Jhossep's answer as the simplest and cleanest – perlyking Mar 17 '16 at 11:33

score 6 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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Looks like the setup.py uses easy_install (i.e. setuptools). Just install the setuptools package and you will be all set.

To install setuptools in Python 2.6, see the answer to this question.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

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answered May 18 '09 at 18:49

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I've answered my own question - no, setuptools won't install unless it finds the specific version of Python it has been built for. I'll need some other method. – Mark Ransom May 18 '09 at 19:14
You should be able to... see the link I posted in the answer. – Jason Coon May 18 '09 at 19:26
Thanks for everything. I gave you an upvote, even though I didn't use setuptools in the end. – Mark Ransom May 18 '09 at 21:16

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 26 '13 at 14:02

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Install from the "Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages"

http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#python-dateutil

Pretty much has every package you would need.

answered Sep 26 '13 at 14:02

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Thanks. I'm a little leery of running exe's from some random site on the internet though. – Mark Ransom Sep 26 '13 at 14:31
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It's not a random site, it is UC, Irvine (and the page is recommended by the scikit team http://scikit-learn.org/stable/install.html#windows-installer) – eamo Sep 26 '13 at 15:48
The link is broken as for 1/7/2014 – OutputLogic Jan 08 '14 at 04:43

score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 09 '15 at 03:12

It is a little tricky for people who is not used to command prompt. All you have to do is open the directory where python is installed (C:\Python27 by default) and open the command prompt there (shift + right click and select open command window here) and then type :

python -m pip install python-dateutil

Hope that helps.

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 26 '10 at 21:38

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Using setup from distutils.core instead of setuptools in setup.py worked for me, too:

#from setuptools import setup
from distutils.core import setup

answered Apr 26 '10 at 21:38

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 24 '15 at 09:24

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If you are offline and have untared the package, you can use command prompt.

Navigate to the untared folder and run:

python setup.py install

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 09 '14 at 22:58

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Just run command prompt as administrator and type this in.

easy_install python-dateutil

answered Jan 09 '14 at 22:58

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 29 '14 at 09:32

You could also change your PYTHONPATH:

$ python -c 'import dateutil'
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
   ImportError: No module named dateutil
$
$ PYTHONPATH="/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/python_dateutil-1.5-py2.6.egg":"${PYTHONPATH}"
$ export PYTHONPATH
$ python -c 'import dateutil'
$

Where /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/python_dateutil-1.5-py2.6.egg is the place dateutil was installed in my box (centos using sudo yum install python-dateutil15)

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Apr 26 '15 at 13:46

First confirm that you have in C:/python##/Lib/Site-packages/ a folder dateutil, perhaps you download it, you should already have pip,matplotlib, six##,,confirm you have installed dateutil by--- go to the cmd, cd /python, you should have a folder /Scripts. cd to Scripts, then type --pip install python-dateutil -- ----This applies to windows 7 Ultimate 32bit, Python 3.4------

score 0 · Answer 11 · edited Dec 06 '16 at 19:54

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I followed several suggestions in this list without success. Finally got it installed on Windows using this method: I extracted the zip file and placed the folders under my python27 folder. In a DOS window, I navigated to the installed root folder from extracting the zip file (python-dateutil-2.6.0), then issued this command:

.\python setup.py install

Whammo-bammo it all worked.

edited Dec 06 '16 at 19:54

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