How to install WinPcapy via python pip

- License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v2 or later (GPLv2+)
- Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
- Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
- Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
- Topic :: System
- Topic :: System :: Networking
- Topic :: System :: Networking :: Monitoring

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

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_WinPcapy_env

test_WinPcapy_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_WinPcapy_env

source test_WinPcapy_env/bin/active

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

To install WinPcapy on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install WinPcapy

To install WinPcapy on Unix/macOs:

pip install WinPcapy

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

Example:

pip install WinPcapy==1.0.0

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install WinPcapy==1.0.2

pip install WinPcapy==1.0.2

py -m pip install WinPcapy==1.0.1

pip install WinPcapy==1.0.1

py -m pip install WinPcapy==1.0.0

pip install WinPcapy==1.0.0

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

Download the distribution file from winpcapy-1.0.2.tar.gz or the specific WinPcapy version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_WinPcapy_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_WinPcapy_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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