How to install v4l2py via python pip

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When you know about this project and you want to new install v4l2py to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "v4l2py" or ImportError: cannot import name "v4l2py" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install v4l2py

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_v4l2py_env

test_v4l2py_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_v4l2py_env

source test_v4l2py_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation v4l2py

To install v4l2py on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install v4l2py

To install v4l2py on Unix/macOs:

pip install v4l2py

Step 3: If you want to install a specific v4l2py version, add ==<v4l2py version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install v4l2py==0.3.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install v4l2py==0.6.1

pip install v4l2py==0.6.1

py -m pip install v4l2py==0.6.0

pip install v4l2py==0.6.0

py -m pip install v4l2py==0.5.0

pip install v4l2py==0.5.0

py -m pip install v4l2py==0.3.0

pip install v4l2py==0.3.0

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install v4l2py from local archives:

Download the distribution file from v4l2py-0.6.1.tar.gz or the specific v4l2py version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_v4l2py_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_v4l2py_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

- Homepage
- Documentation
- Source