How to install rtools via python pip

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

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_rtools_env

test_rtools_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_rtools_env

source test_rtools_env/bin/active

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

To install rtools on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install rtools

To install rtools on Unix/macOs:

pip install rtools

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

Example:

pip install rtools==0.1.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.12

pip install rtools==0.2.12

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.11

pip install rtools==0.2.11

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.10

pip install rtools==0.2.10

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.9

pip install rtools==0.2.9

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.8

pip install rtools==0.2.8

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.7

pip install rtools==0.2.7

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.6

pip install rtools==0.2.6

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.5

pip install rtools==0.2.5

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.3

pip install rtools==0.2.3

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.2

pip install rtools==0.2.2

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.1

pip install rtools==0.2.1

py -m pip install rtools==0.2.0

pip install rtools==0.2.0

py -m pip install rtools==0.1.0

pip install rtools==0.1.0

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

Download the distribution file from rtools-0.2.12.tar.gz or the specific rtools version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_rtools_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_rtools_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

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