How to install PyExifTool via python pip

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- Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
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- Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7
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- Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
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- Topic :: Utilities

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

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_PyExifTool_env

test_PyExifTool_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_PyExifTool_env

source test_PyExifTool_env/bin/active

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

To install PyExifTool on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install PyExifTool

To install PyExifTool on Unix/macOs:

pip install PyExifTool

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

Example:

pip install PyExifTool==0.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.5.3

pip install PyExifTool==0.5.3

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.5.2

pip install PyExifTool==0.5.2

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.5.0

pip install PyExifTool==0.5.0

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.4.13

pip install PyExifTool==0.4.13

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.4.11

pip install PyExifTool==0.4.11

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.4.9

pip install PyExifTool==0.4.9

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.4.7

pip install PyExifTool==0.4.7

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.4.5

pip install PyExifTool==0.4.5

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.1.1

pip install PyExifTool==0.1.1

py -m pip install PyExifTool==0.1

pip install PyExifTool==0.1

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

Download the distribution file from PyExifTool-0.5.3.tar.gz or the specific PyExifTool version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_PyExifTool_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_PyExifTool_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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