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Python

Posted by Alex Life
Alex Life
16,114 Points

Python pip install Coverage

Watching one of the last videos in python basics and Kenneth says to install Coverage by using pip install Coverage, what is pip? How do I actually do this?

1 Answer

Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,874 Points

Pip is a package management software for installing Pyhton packages - Coverage is a Python package. You can go to this site https://pypi.python.org/ which hosts all of the Python packages.

To use pip - open a command line and run 'pip install coverage'. I am using a mac and have coverage installed already

Last login: Sat Nov 18 08:19:01 on console
stuarts-mbp:~ stuartmcintosh$ pip install coverage
Requirement already satisfied: coverage in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.5/lib/python3.5/site-packages
stuarts-mbp:~ stuartmcintosh$

I think there is a Treehouse video on Virtual Environments which is very helpful when installing different packages.

Hope this makes sense

Alex Life
Alex Life
16,114 Points

indeed it does, thanks!