infoml.pkg

This module contains functions for managing - install, uninstall, check - python packages with both pip and conda.

Module Contents

Functions

check_package(→ bool)	Check if a package is installed.
pipinstall(→ None)	Install a python package with pip.
pipuninstall(→ None)	Uninstall a python package with pip.

infoml.pkg.check_package(importname: str) → bool

Check if a package is installed.

Parameters

importname (str) – Name used when importing the package

Returns

True if package is installed, False otherwise

Return type

bool

infoml.pkg.pipinstall(packagename: str, importname: str = '', version: str = '', reinstall: bool = False) → None

Install a python package with pip.

Modified from the bmes package by Ahmet Sacan.

Parameters

• packagename (str, optional) – Name used for installing the package

• importname (str) – Name used when importing the package, by default None In most cases, this is identical to packagename but both must be provided when they are different.

• version (str, optional) – Version of the package to install, by default None

• reinstall (bool, optional) – Should the package be reinstalled, by default False

Examples

>>> pipinstall('numpy');
>>> pipinstall('pandas', version='1.0.0');
>>> pipinstall('biopython', 'Bio')

infoml.pkg.pipuninstall(packagename: str, importname: str = '') → None

Uninstall a python package with pip.

Parameters

• packagename (str) – Name used for installing the package

• importname (str, optional) – Name used when importing the package, by default None In most cases, this is identical to packagename but both must be provided when they are different.

Examples

>>> pipuninstall('numpy');