How to install pencil via python pip

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

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_pencil_env

test_pencil_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_pencil_env

source test_pencil_env/bin/active

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

To install pencil on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install pencil

To install pencil on Unix/macOs:

pip install pencil

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

Example:

pip install pencil==0.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install pencil==0.7

pip install pencil==0.7

py -m pip install pencil==0.6.2

pip install pencil==0.6.2

py -m pip install pencil==0.6.1

pip install pencil==0.6.1

py -m pip install pencil==0.6

pip install pencil==0.6

py -m pip install pencil==0.5

pip install pencil==0.5

py -m pip install pencil==0.4

pip install pencil==0.4

py -m pip install pencil==0.2

pip install pencil==0.2

py -m pip install pencil==0.1

pip install pencil==0.1

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

Download the distribution file from pencil-0.7.tar.gz or the specific pencil version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_pencil_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_pencil_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- Homepage