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python module already installed elsewhere

Im trying to use the pyperclip module in the idle python editor. When I try to import I get an error saying:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in import pyperclip ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyperclip'

When I try to pip install pyperclip in terminal, I get the following:

Requirement already satisfied: pyperclip in /anaconda3/lib/python3.7/site-packages (1.7.0)

Im brand new to learning python and developing in general, so sorry if this is an easy solution or covered elsewhere that I could not figure out how to find. Im still learning how to most effectively use python so I'm not sure which editor or system I prefer yet. Is there a way to be able to use the pyperclip module in idle without deleting it from anaconda, or removing anaconda entirely?

Im running python 3.7.2 on a Macbook with macOS Mojave 10.14.3.

Thanks!

Solution

  • In terminal, the following

    $ python3 -m pip install pyperclip

    or similar should install pyperclip or other modules to the python3 installation, where it can be found when you run IDLE with

    $ python3 -m idlelib

    I expect the same to be true when you start IDLE from the icon or python launcher, but I don't know what changes Anaconda makes to your system.