I've been trying to follow online youTube videos to install kivy on my Windows 10 computer (python-3.7.5-amd64, kivy 1.11.1). Aside from the fact that they seem to have different variations on how they approach the topic, I am unable to get a solution that operates satisfactorily.
These are the steps I am following:
I install python (python-3.7.5-amd64.exe) to C:\Python37
I modify the path to include to include the following: C:\Python37\Scripts;C:\Python37;C:\Python37\Libs;C:\Python37\DLLs;C:\Python37\Lib\site-packages;
I added the following environment variable PYTHONPATH = C:\Python37\DLLs;C:\Python37\Libs;C:\Python37;C:\Python37\Scripts;C:\Python37\Lib\site-packages;
I open a command window and type in the following commands (taken from kivy.org)
python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel setuptools virtualenv
python -m pip install docutils pygments pypiwin32 kivy_deps.sdl2==0.1.* kivy_deps.glew==0.1.*
python -m pip install kivy_deps.gstreamer==0.1.*
python -m pip install kivy_deps.angle==0.1.*
python -m pip install kivy==1.11.1
python -m pip install kivy_examples==1.11.1
I try to run a simple program. From within Windows Explorer I right click the code file (label.py) and from the shortcut menu select python.
A windows pops up for an instant and a directory called __pycache__ gets created with kivy.cpython-37.pyc. Double clicking that causes the program to run.
Is it possible to have a easier solution in which the source code, once compiled executes?
If I open a command prompt and attempt to execute the source code using the command python label.py I get the following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "label.py", line 1, in <module>
from kivy.app import App
File "C:\Users\chrib\Google Drive\_Software\Python_Kivy\kivy.py", line 1, in <module>
from kivy.base import runTouchApp
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'kivy.base'; 'kivy' is not a package
Why should this happen?
Also is it possible to have a cleaner development environment. I am used to Visual Studio IDE and it would be great if I can use this environment.
Thanks
Code for label.py
from kivy.app import App
from kivy.uix.label import Label
class MyApp(App):
def build(self):
return Label(text='Hello world!');
if __name__=='__main__':
MyApp().run();
I've been trying to follow online youTube videos to install kivy on my Windows 10 computer
Have you tried simply following the instructions on kivy.org? There's no need to use youtube videos, the installation is largely a normal python module install.
I try to run a simple program. From within Windows Explorer I right click the code file (label.py) and from the shortcut menu select python.
Don't do this, run the file by opening a command prompt and typing python yourfilename.py. That way you will see the full traceback for any errors that occur.
A windows pops up for an instant and a directory called pycache gets created with kivy.cpython-37.pyc. Double clicking that causes the program to run.
It sounds likely that the first run is crashing. As above, you want to get the information about why.
Is it possible to have a easier solution in which the source code, once compiled executes?
When you run the code it does execute. As above, it's probably crashing.
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'kivy.base'; 'kivy' is not a package
Have you made a file named kivy.py? It looks likely that you have, and that this file is being imported in preference to the installed kivy module.
Also is it possible to have a cleaner development environment. I am used to Visual Studio IDE and it would be great if I can use this environment.
I'm not sure what you consider unclean about your development environment, but you should think in terms of python environments and their installed packages. Kivy is just a python module that you install into a python environment. When you use an IDE, it may integrate with one or more python environments (with options to switch between them). There's nothing special about using Visual Studio with Kivy, just do whatever you normally do to use it with Python.
I figured it out. I had a program in the code directory called kivy.py. I renamed that and it worked.
I cannot install the curses library in my Editor. Is there some other way to make sure I have the library installed and can import it?
I'm trying to build a tictactoe game using venv, in Pycharm Community Edition. I imported curses in the directory where my scripts are located using command prompt. I can import curses in IDLE editor. However, there is no package called curses in the Settings->Project Interpreter.
pip install curses‑2.2‑cp36‑cp36m‑win_amd64.whl
this throws an error:
Requirement 'curses-2.2-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl' looks like a
filename, but the file does not exist
curses-2.2-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl is not a supported wheel on this
platform.
Edited the configurations and checked the checkbox with emulate terminal in output console, still won't work.
You should use:
pip install https://download.lfd.uci.edu/pythonlibs/n5jyqt7p/curses-2.2.1+utf8-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl
The section of the pip command line installer:
cp37 == CPython 3.7
So you need the appropriate whl install file for your installed Python environment.
I am using Ubuntu 18.10(dual Boot win10), I have installed anaconda (conda version- 4.6.7) on ubuntu. After this Installation I installed Pycharm via snap on Command Prompt. Since Pycharm(version - 2018.3.5) didnt Detect my python Location automatically I set the python Interpreter via
Adding Location ->System Interpreter (As I didn't want any Venv) -> Path
But when I try to import opencv in Pycharm it says
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'cv2'
Python3.6 in Anaconda Bin is shown to which I have linked in Pycharm (I have also tried other Python files there as well but no luck)
When I run in Terminal: python3 -c 'import sys; print(sys.path)'
It shows:
['', '/usr/lib/python36.zip', '/usr/lib/python3.6', '/usr/lib/python3.6
/lib-dynload', '/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages', '/usr/local
/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/setuptools-39.1.0-py3.6.egg', '/usr/lib`/python3
/dist-packages']
So could anyone help me out in this?? Thank You in Advance!!
Edit 1:
I am also unable to access any of the libraries from terminal Itself. So Could anyone help me with that as well. Should I export path of this Python in Anaconda bin folder to bashrc file in Ubuntu?
Edit 2:
The libraries affected is not just opencv. There are few other Libraries like Portaudio which are affected as well along with Opencv
Happy October everyone,
I've successfully downloaded modules before using either the pycharm installer or pip through the command screen, but for some reason when installing matplotlib pycharm cannot recognize it. I've uninstalled and reinstalled, I've installed through both methods, I've followed past similar questions asked on this site which make sure that you have the same interpreter and that it was installed in the right folder (pycharm error while importing, even though it works in the terminal).
So, here's the whole problem. Here's is the simple code, submitted into both pycharm and IDLE:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1,2,3],[2,1,3])
plt.show()
When submitted into IDLE, my plot appears. When submitted into pycharm, the following error appears:
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/PythonProject/matplotlib.py", line 1, in <module>
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
File "C:\PythonProject\matplotlib.py", line 1, in <module>
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
ImportError: No module named 'matplotlib.pyplot'; 'matplotlib' is not a package
I am currently running Python 3.4, PyCharm 2016.2.3, and my matplotlib folders are indeed in my site-packages folder inside my Python34 folder. Also for further verification:
PyCharm installation
Please help I've become frustrated since this is the only module I've run into trouble with. I've scoured StackOverflow and related websites to help, I've made sure I have all the requirements, etc.
I guess if you named your current writing python module as matplotlib.py.That cause the python load your current writing module instead of the actual matplotlib.py, which triggers an error.
I recommend you to use virtualenv. Is not strictly necessary but is good for dividing your project environments.
This is how I tested matplotlib on my Windows 10 installation, hope it helps.
Be sure that you have the python 3 installation folder listed in your Windows PATH environment variable, should be already listed if you checked "Add Python 3.5 to PATH":
You need also to set the Scripts folder in your PATH environment variable usually should be this path:
C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\Scripts
If you don't do that you have to prepend python -m to every command below like this: python -m <command>, so the command below would be python -m pip install virtualenv. I prefer the first solution.
To test matplotlib on Pycharm I've used virtualenv, here is how; first install virtualenv:
pip install virtualenv
Then you create your virtual environment in a folder of your choice, in my case I used python_3_env_00:
virtualenv python_3_env_00
After that you can activate you python 3 virtual environment:
python_3_env_00/Scripts/activate.bat
Now you should see in your command line the active virtual environment (python_3_venv_00), like this:
Now you can install matplotlib:
pip install matplotlib
Fire up PyCharm and add your virtual environment as you project interpreter, go to File->Settings search for Project Interpreter click on the gear icon and Add Local and set the path of your virtual environment, should look like something like this:
Test it:
import sys
print(sys.path)
run this code in where the import worked, and run it in the Pycharm project. Compare the lists. Find out which path that is not present in Pycharm sys.path.
Before importing pyplot, append the missing path to sys.path.
import sys
sys.path.append("the path")
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
Does this work?
Please follow below steps if you are still getting an error:
If you are using PyCharm, it automatically create virtualenv.
Ensure Scripts path is set into PATH
C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32
Then open PyCharm and go to File-> settings. Search for Project Interpreter. You will see window like this
sample image
Click on setting icon -> Existing Environment -> click on ... give below path
C:\Users\Krunal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\python.exe
Click on Apply -> ok and you are good to go.
After installing matplotlib When I was trying to use matplotlib.pyplot it was giving error module not found.
I browsed some white papers and found out that we also need to install scipy library to use the matplotlib so I used the below in my command prompt
python -mpip install scipy
Restarted my kernel session.
It worked!!!
I was also facing issue while importing matplotlib but it got resolved and now I am able to use it from pycharm as well.
Please make sure you should have visual c++ 14 installed in your system.
2.If you have more than two python version installed on your system then please install matplotlib from both the version.
Eg. pip install matplotlib
pip3 install matplotlib
If matplotlib is working from python idle then please check whether you are using correct interpreter in pycharm or not and try to choose pythonw.exe path from your installed location.
Hope this will help, Please do let me know if you are still facing issue.
I had similar issue but I solved it very easily on pycharm 2019.3.2. In case anyone looking for an easier solution:
I just opened the terminal window on pycharm and typed pip install matplotlib and it was all good to go. Every project has its own virtual environment. Opening terminal window of IDE cds to project directory by default. So the installing command was enough.
I used easy install with Python 2.7 and now try to update to Python 3.4 but the pip is not very clear.
My OS is Windows 7 - 64Bits and I do not have administrator rights. For the moment I enter in a terminal:
C:\Users\bc50414\Documents>pip install Pyside
Fatal error in launcher: Unable to create process using '""C:\Program Files (x86)\Python34\python.exe"" "C:\PF86\Python34\Scripts\pip.exe" install Pyside'
Where pip is just an alias for doskey pip=C:\PF86\Python34\Scripts\pip.exe $*. Apparently there is a problem with spaces, so using this solution (python3=C:\PF86\Python34\python.exe $*):
C:\Users\bc50414\Documents>python3 -m pip install Pyside
Downloading/unpacking Pyside
Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement Pyside
Cleaning up...
No distributions at all found for Pyside
Storing debug log for failure in C:\Users\bc50414\pip\pip.log
Still fails ... the log is:
C:\PF86\Python34\lib\site-packages\pip\__main__.py run on 02/02/15 09:14:35
Downloading/unpacking Pyside
Getting page https://pypi.python.org/simple/Pyside/
Could not fetch URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/Pyside/: timed out
Will skip URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/Pyside/ when looking for download links for Pyside
Getting page https://pypi.python.org/simple/
I guess it is a problem of Firewall/proxy since I am in a firm using this...so I tried this:
C:\Users\bc50414\Documents>python3 -m pip install --proxy="XXXXXmyproxyXXXXX" Pyside
Downloading/unpacking Pyside
Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement Pyside
Cleaning up...
No distributions at all found for Pyside
Storing debug log for failure in C:\Users\bc50414\pip\pip.log
I really do not know hopw to solve this problem and afraid I am stuck with a lot of code in Python and pacakge I can't reach ...
PIP should already be included with Python 3.x
Open a command prompt in windows.
and type pip
you can open a command prompt by pressing windows button then type cmd in search for programs.
It should also be installed in accessories folder from your windows start button.