How to install spack via python pip

- Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Mathematics
- Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics

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

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_spack_env

test_spack_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_spack_env

source test_spack_env/bin/active

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

To install spack on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install spack

To install spack on Unix/macOs:

pip install spack

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

Example:

pip install spack==0.0.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install spack==0.5.2

pip install spack==0.5.2

py -m pip install spack==0.5.1

pip install spack==0.5.1

py -m pip install spack==0.5

pip install spack==0.5

py -m pip install spack==0.4

pip install spack==0.4

py -m pip install spack==0.3.1

pip install spack==0.3.1

py -m pip install spack==0.0.1

pip install spack==0.0.1

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

Download the distribution file from spack-0.5.2.tar.gz or the specific spack version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_spack_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_spack_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- Homepage