How to install PyVISA via python pip

- Intended Audience :: Science/Research
- Operating System :: MacOS
- Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
- Operating System :: Microsoft
- Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
- Operating System :: POSIX
- Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
- Programming Language :: Python :: 3.1
- Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
- Topic :: Scientific/Engineering
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When you know about this project and you want to new install PyVISA to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "PyVISA" or ImportError: cannot import name "PyVISA" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install PyVISA

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_PyVISA_env

test_PyVISA_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_PyVISA_env

source test_PyVISA_env/bin/active

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

To install PyVISA on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install PyVISA

To install PyVISA on Unix/macOs:

pip install PyVISA

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

Example:

pip install PyVISA==0.9.4

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.12.0

pip install PyVISA==1.12.0

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.11.3

pip install PyVISA==1.11.3

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.11.1

pip install PyVISA==1.11.1

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.11.0

pip install PyVISA==1.11.0

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.10.1

pip install PyVISA==1.10.1

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.10.0

pip install PyVISA==1.10.0

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.9.1

pip install PyVISA==1.9.1

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.9.0

pip install PyVISA==1.9.0

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.8

pip install PyVISA==1.8

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.7

pip install PyVISA==1.7

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.6.3

pip install PyVISA==1.6.3

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.6.2

pip install PyVISA==1.6.2

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.6.1

pip install PyVISA==1.6.1

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.6

pip install PyVISA==1.6

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.5

pip install PyVISA==1.5

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.4

pip install PyVISA==1.4

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.3

pip install PyVISA==1.3

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.2

pip install PyVISA==1.2

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.1

pip install PyVISA==1.1

py -m pip install PyVISA==1.0

pip install PyVISA==1.0

py -m pip install PyVISA==0.9.6

pip install PyVISA==0.9.6

py -m pip install PyVISA==0.9.4

pip install PyVISA==0.9.4

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

Download the distribution file from PyVISA-1.12.0.tar.gz or the specific PyVISA version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_PyVISA_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_PyVISA_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- changelog
- documentation
- homepage
- repository