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Installing yfinance errors window 7 Anaconda

I tried installing yfinance using pip install yfinance and I got:

Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'd:\\users\\myself\\anaconda3\\lib\\site-packages\\numpy\\core\\multiarray.cp36-win_amd64.pyd'
Consider using the '--user' option or check the permissions.

Then tried conda install -c ranaroussi yfinance and got:

UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict:
  - scipy
  - yfinance -> numpy >=1.15 -> blas 1.1 openblas
  - yfinance -> numpy >=1.15 -> mkl >=2019.4,<2020.0a0 1.1 openblas
  - yfinance -> numpy >=1.15 -> mkl-service >=2,<3.0a0
Use "conda info <package>" to see the dependencies for each package.

Any idea what's going on and how I can install it? Thanks in advance!

Solution

  • Case 1: pip

    Source: Permission denied error by installing matplotlib

    Linux / macOS

    From your terminal, you can install the package for your user only, like this:

    pip install <package> --user

    OR

    You can use su or sudo from your terminal, to install the package as root:

    sudo pip install <package>

    Windows

    From the Command Prompt, you can install the package for your user only, like this:

    pip install <package> --user

    OR

    You can install the package as Administrator, by following these steps:

    1. Right click on the Command Prompt icon
    2. Select the option Run This Program As An Administrator
    3. Run the command pip install <package>

    P/s: You don't have the right/permission, hence the system block you from installing via pip, you need to be an administrator.

    Case 2: conda

    This message tells you that the library/package version required by finance has a conflict with the existing preinstalled one. One solution will be create another environment for it.

    Source: Anaconda - UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict

    Create a new conda environment for Python 3:

    conda create -n your_virtual_env python=3.7

    Create a new conda environment for Python 2.7:

    conda create -n your_virtual_env python=2.7

    Activate it:

    conda activate your_virtual_env

    Alternatively, for older conda versions on Windows:

    activate your_virtual_env

    on Unix (including Mac OS X):

    source activate your_virtual_env

    Once activated, install your packages:

    conda install yfinance