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How do I locate python command line tools after installing to (non-root) user account?

On my work server I run sudo pip install httpie which allows me to execute http google.com.

On my school server I run pip install --user httpie. When I attempt to use the utility, I get a http: command not found error. I know that the package is installed at 

/home/grads/me/.local/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/httpie

but I am not quite sure how to register the command line tool. My work server says the command is located in /usr/bin/http but I have not been able to locate a binary on my school server.

I did try something like find / |& grep http but there is way too many things to look at. I am assuming I just need to add something to my PATH, but the question is what?

Solution

  • Typically they'll be installed to ~/.local/bin.

    Add that to your path:

    export PATH="$PATH":/home/grads/me/.local/bin

    And you should be able to run the command like you expect.