Installing python module within code

Question

I need to install a package from PyPi straight within my script. Maybe there\'s some module or distutils (distribute, pip etc.) featur

Answer 1

You can also use something like:

import pip

def install(package):
    if hasattr(pip, 'main'):
        pip.main(['install', package])
    else:
        pip._internal.main(['install', package])

# Example
if __name__ == '__main__':
    install('argh')