Install Python module easygui on Ubuntu 16.04 without Pip or setup.py

Question

I am new to Ubuntu coming from Windows. I need to install the easygui Python module but the version currently on PyPI has issues. The previous release 0.97 is fine. Using pip install easygui installs 0.98. I can download the 0.97 library from SourceForge and I want to install it on Ubuntu 16.04. The download does not have a setup.py file (which I get how to use to install libraries). In Windows I could copy the easygui.py file to the Libs directory and call the module. Where do I put this file in Linux 16.04? The file structure is confusing for me.

Answer 1

You can use pip to specify the version of the module you would like to install:

pip install easygui==0.97

You could also tack on the flag --force-reinstall if you run into trouble with the module being installed already.

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as a side note: This might be a good time to start using virtual environments.

Answer 2

If you have easy_install working, you could try:

"sudo easy_install easygui"

or if you want to specify the location or if you do not have the root privileges:

"easy_install --install-dir=here-some-folder-where-to-install easygui"

If you want to install some specific version of the tool with the easygui, perhaps this post helps:

Install particular version with easy_install

At least "sudo easy_install easygui==0.97" worked for me.