How do I install a Python package with a .whl file?

Question

I\'m having trouble installing a Python package on my Windows machine, and would like to install it with Christoph Gohlke\'s Window binaries. (Which, to my experience, allev

Answer 1

On Windows you can't just upgrade using pip install --upgrade pip, because the pip.exe is in use and there would be an error replacing it. Instead, you should upgrade pip like this:

easy_install --upgrade pip

Then check the pip version:

pip --version

If it shows 6.x series, there is wheel support.

Only then, you can install a wheel package like this:

pip install your-package.whl