How to install tex via python pip

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

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_tex_env

test_tex_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_tex_env

source test_tex_env/bin/active

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

To install tex on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install tex

To install tex on Unix/macOs:

pip install tex

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

Example:

pip install tex==1.4

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install tex==1.8

pip install tex==1.8

py -m pip install tex==1.7

pip install tex==1.7

py -m pip install tex==1.6

pip install tex==1.6

py -m pip install tex==1.5

pip install tex==1.5

py -m pip install tex==1.4

pip install tex==1.4

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

Download the distribution file from tex-1.8.tar.gz or the specific tex version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_tex_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_tex_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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