How to install readline via python pip

- Environment :: Console
- Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
- License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
- Operating System :: MacOS
- Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
- Operating System :: POSIX
- Programming Language :: C

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

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_readline_env

test_readline_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_readline_env

source test_readline_env/bin/active

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

To install readline on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install readline

To install readline on Unix/macOs:

pip install readline

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

Example:

pip install readline==2.4.2

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install readline==6.2.4.1

pip install readline==6.2.4.1

py -m pip install readline==6.2.4

pip install readline==6.2.4

py -m pip install readline==6.2.2

pip install readline==6.2.2

py -m pip install readline==6.2.1

pip install readline==6.2.1

py -m pip install readline==6.2.0

pip install readline==6.2.0

py -m pip install readline==6.1.0

pip install readline==6.1.0

py -m pip install readline==2.6.4

pip install readline==2.6.4

py -m pip install readline==2.6.1

pip install readline==2.6.1

py -m pip install readline==2.5.1

pip install readline==2.5.1

py -m pip install readline==2.4.2

pip install readline==2.4.2

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

Download the distribution file from readline-6.2.4.1.tar.gz or the specific readline version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_readline_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_readline_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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