How to install plink via python pip

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

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_plink_env

test_plink_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_plink_env

source test_plink_env/bin/active

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

To install plink on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install plink

To install plink on Unix/macOs:

pip install plink

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

Example:

pip install plink==1.7.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install plink==2.4.1

pip install plink==2.4.1

py -m pip install plink==2.4

pip install plink==2.4

py -m pip install plink==2.3.1

pip install plink==2.3.1

py -m pip install plink==2.3

pip install plink==2.3

py -m pip install plink==2.2

pip install plink==2.2

py -m pip install plink==2.1

pip install plink==2.1

py -m pip install plink==2.0.1

pip install plink==2.0.1

py -m pip install plink==2.0

pip install plink==2.0

py -m pip install plink==1.9.2

pip install plink==1.9.2

py -m pip install plink==1.9.1

pip install plink==1.9.1

py -m pip install plink==1.9

pip install plink==1.9

py -m pip install plink==1.8

pip install plink==1.8

py -m pip install plink==1.7.1

pip install plink==1.7.1

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

Download the distribution file from plink-2.4.1.tar.gz or the specific plink version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_plink_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_plink_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- Homepage