How to install virustotal2 via python pip

- Intended Audience :: System Administrators
- Topic :: Security

When you know about this project and you want to new install virustotal2 to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "virustotal2" or ImportError: cannot import name "virustotal2" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install virustotal2

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_virustotal2_env

test_virustotal2_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_virustotal2_env

source test_virustotal2_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation virustotal2

To install virustotal2 on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install virustotal2

To install virustotal2 on Unix/macOs:

pip install virustotal2

Step 3: If you want to install a specific virustotal2 version, add ==<virustotal2 version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install virustotal2==1.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install virustotal2==1.1

pip install virustotal2==1.1

py -m pip install virustotal2==1.0

pip install virustotal2==1.0

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install virustotal2 from local archives:

Download the distribution file from virustotal2-1.1.tar.gz or the specific virustotal2 version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_virustotal2_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_virustotal2_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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