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

If you want to use pip to install required package and import it after installation, you can use this code:

def install_and_import(package):
    import importlib
    try:
        importlib.import_module(package)
    except ImportError:
        import pip
        pip.main(['install', package])
    finally:
        globals()[package] = importlib.import_module(package)


install_and_import('transliterate')

If you installed a package as a user you can encounter the problem that you cannot just import the package. See How to refresh sys.path? for additional information.