Python Libraries

Libraries

One factor behind Python’s success is its vast collection of libraries, especially for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning. The availability and wide selection of pre-made, often production-ready, code that can easily be incorporated into projects have helped speed up the development process. Python’s active communities have helped ensure that its libraries are well-maintained, regularly updated, and documented.

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Modules, Packages, and Libraries

Python programmers often use the terms modules, packages, and libraries interchangeably. Each actually refers to something different; only two have a technical definition in Python:

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Importing Modules and Packages

Whether you’re bringing functionality into your application or notebook from a module or package, the keyword is the same: import.

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import math

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angle_90_degrees = math.pi / 2
print(f"The sine of 90 degrees is {math.sin(angle_90_degrees)}.")

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# Use a *really* short alias for “math”
import math as m

angle_90_degrees = m.pi / 2
print(f"The sine of 90 degrees is {m.sin(angle_90_degrees)}.")

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from math import pi, sin

angle_90_degrees = pi / 2
print(f"The sine of 90 degrees is {sin(angle_90_degrees)}.")

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from math import pi, sin as s

angle_90_degrees = pi / 2
print(f"The sine of 90 degrees is {s(angle_90_degrees)}.")

Using the Python Standard Library

After looking at the previous examples, you probably wonder, “Where did math come from?”

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Using PyPI, the Python Package Index

Python has a centralized official directory where developers can find and distribute modules and packages: PyPI, the Python Package Index.

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Using pip, the Python Package Installer

pip is Python’s standard package management system, which helps you install and manage libraries that are not part of the Python Standard Library. It’s a command-line tool you’ll often use as a Python developer.

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Installing Packages

To install a package listed on PyPI with pip, use the following code on the command line:

pip install package_name

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Roa qab ohbduxm vijqazho butsiquq ivexn o genpza fup luvhatp:

pip install package_1 package_2 package_3

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pip install --user package_name

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pip install package_name==2.4.6

Confirming a Package Is Installed

The simplest way to confirm that a package is installed is to use pip show:

pip show package_name

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Installing Multiple Packages With requirements.txt

Many projects import functionality from multiple packages, so pip can also import multiple packages whose names are listed in a requirements.txt file. The following command makes pip install all the packages listed in requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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pip install --user -r requirements.txt

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package_1
package_2
package_3

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package_1
package_2

# The project crashes if
# you don't use version 2.0
package_3==2.0

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pip freeze > requirements.txt

Listing Installed Packages

To see which packages are installed, use this command:

pip list

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Package    Version
---------- -------
package_1  1.3.4
package_2  8.7.5
package_3  20.9

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[
  {"name": package_1, "version": 1.3.4}
  {"name": package_2, "version": 8.7.5}
  {"name": package_3, "version": 20.9}
]

Upgrading Packages

If you found some out-of-date packages while running pip list --outofdate, you can upgrade them using the --upgrade flag. Here’s a command to upgrade a package named package_name:

pip install --upgrade package_name

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pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt

Af nua haf’d roxi olkes ramxxy ip suol bjwzal, tee lop xijej rnu uvxyemu wo vooq isyaaxd onjw cogs mqo --aqem ntek:

pip install --user --upgrade package_name

Uninstalling Packages

To uninstall a specific package, use pip uninstall:

pip uninstall package_name

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pip uninstall package_1 package_2 package_3

Rae juv ibju egedxjogd nju wopnabet tijyex od siviijicalzn.vjb:

pip uninstall -r requirements.txt