How to install mdfind via python pip

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

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_mdfind_env

test_mdfind_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_mdfind_env

source test_mdfind_env/bin/active

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

To install mdfind on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install mdfind

To install mdfind on Unix/macOs:

pip install mdfind

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

Example:

pip install mdfind==0.0.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install mdfind==2020.12.3

pip install mdfind==2020.12.3

py -m pip install mdfind==2020.7.1

pip install mdfind==2020.7.1

py -m pip install mdfind==2019.4.13

pip install mdfind==2019.4.13

py -m pip install mdfind==2019.3.22

pip install mdfind==2019.3.22

py -m pip install mdfind==2018.11.20

pip install mdfind==2018.11.20

py -m pip install mdfind==0.0.0

pip install mdfind==0.0.0

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

Download the distribution file from mdfind-2020.12.3.tar.gz or the specific mdfind version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_mdfind_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_mdfind_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

- mdfind-0.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
- mdfind-0.0.0.tar.gz
- mdfind-2018.11.20-py2.py3-none-any.whl
- mdfind-2018.11.20.tar.gz
- mdfind-2019.3.22-py2.py3-none-any.whl
- mdfind-2019.3.22.tar.gz
- mdfind-2019.4.13.tar.gz
- mdfind-2020.7.1.tar.gz
- mdfind-2020.12.3.tar.gz

Project link:

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