How to install scapy via python pip

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

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_scapy_env

test_scapy_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_scapy_env

source test_scapy_env/bin/active

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

To install scapy on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install scapy

To install scapy on Unix/macOs:

pip install scapy

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

Example:

pip install scapy==2.2.0-dev                                                        pre-release

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install scapy==2.4.5

pip install scapy==2.4.5

py -m pip install scapy==2.4.4

pip install scapy==2.4.4

py -m pip install scapy==2.4.3

pip install scapy==2.4.3

py -m pip install scapy==2.4.2

pip install scapy==2.4.2

py -m pip install scapy==2.4.1

pip install scapy==2.4.1

py -m pip install scapy==2.4.0

pip install scapy==2.4.0

py -m pip install scapy==2.3.3

pip install scapy==2.3.3

py -m pip install scapy==2.3.2

pip install scapy==2.3.2

py -m pip install scapy==2.3.1

pip install scapy==2.3.1

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

Download the distribution file from scapy-2.4.5.tar.gz or the specific scapy version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_scapy_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_scapy_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- Homepage
- Download
- Documentation
- Source Code