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

I'm trying to install a Python package on Windows, using Christoph Gohlke's Windows binaries here:

http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#jpype

The package is made available here as a .whl file. How do I install that?

Solution

  • I just used the following which was quite simple. First open a console then cd to where you've downloaded your file like some-package.whl and use

    pip install some-package.whl

    Note: if pip.exe is not recognized, you may find it in the "Scripts" directory from where python has been installed. If pip is not installed, this page can help: How do I install pip on Windows?

    Note: for clarification
    If you copy the *.whl file to your local drive (ex. C:\some-dir\some-file.whl) use the following command line parameters -- 

    pip install C:/some-dir/some-file.whl