How to install airflow via python pip

- Intended Audience :: System Administrators
- Topic :: System

When you know about this project and you want to new install airflow to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "airflow" or ImportError: cannot import name "airflow" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install airflow

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_airflow_env

test_airflow_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_airflow_env

source test_airflow_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation airflow

To install airflow on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install airflow

To install airflow on Unix/macOs:

pip install airflow

Step 3: If you want to install a specific airflow version, add ==<airflow version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install airflow==0.6

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install airflow==0.6

pip install airflow==0.6

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install airflow from local archives:

Download the distribution file from airflow-0.6.tar.gz or the specific airflow version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_airflow_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_airflow_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

- airflow-0.6.tar.gz

Project link:

- Homepage