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using pip to install

Sue Folkerts 16

how do I use pip to install on Azure. I have an AppService. I am running a python web app. I need to install win32printing. I don't know how to get to the place where I can run pip.

Grmacjon-MSFT 19,151 Reputation points Moderator

2021-03-30T20:15:55.887+00:00

Hi @Sue Folkerts ,

Just checking to see if the below response helped to answer your question.

Thanks,
Grace

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Grmacjon-MSFT 19,151 Reputation points Moderator

2021-03-30T20:15:55.887+00:00

Hi @Sue Folkerts ,

Just checking to see if the below response helped to answer your question.

Thanks,
Grace

Answer 1

Hi @Sue Folkerts ,

Currently, Python is supported on Azure App Service for Linux, and you can publish apps using Git deploy and containers.
Please see this tutorial: Configure a Linux Python app for Azure App Service for how to run pip in app service. This article describes how Azure App Service runs Python apps, how you can migrate existing apps to Azure, and how you can customize the behavior of App Service when needed. Python apps must be deployed with all the required pip modules.

The App Service deployment engine automatically activates a virtual environment and runs pip install -r requirements.txt for you when you deploy a Git repository, or a zip package.

Hope that helps. Please let us know if you have further questions.

-Grace

Answer 2

Folkerts, Sue 1

I did get to install it using Windows Terminal. Here is the log from deployment:
sue@Azure:~$ pip install --no-dependencies win32printing
Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable
Collecting win32printing
Using cached win32printing-0.1.3.tar.gz (4.9 kB)
Building wheels for collected packages: win32printing
Building wheel for win32printing (setup.py) ... done
Created wheel for win32printing: filename=win32printing-0.1.3-py3-none-any.whl size=4847 sha256=656d0306dc8aab1b03ecf937dcdb1447fc77439d4bb31a05af623e0b6b71201a
Stored in directory: /home/sue/.cache/pip/wheels/5a/03/08/c15778a0f56291506c7652b31dc34fb544d4ac9e36d60f918e
Successfully built win32printing
Installing collected packages: win32printing
Successfully installed win32printing-0.1.3
WARNING: You are using pip version 20.2.4; however, version 21.0.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the '/usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

Unfortunately, I am still getting the same error. I have a feeling I did not install it at the right place. Now I need to figure out how to get to the right place to install it.

Grmacjon-MSFT 19,151 Reputation points Moderator

2021-03-30T21:25:15.19+00:00

@Folkerts, Sue

Thanks for the update! I think I see what the problem is based on the error message: "WARNING: You are using pip version 20.2.4; however, version 21.0.1 is available."

Can you please update your pip version using the '/usr/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.

-Grace
Folkerts, Sue 1 Reputation point

2021-03-30T21:53:31.793+00:00

It gives this message:
WARNING: The scripts pip, pip3 and pip3.7 are installed in '/home/sue/.local/bin' which is not on PATH.
Consider adding this directory to PATH or, if you prefer to suppress this warning, use --no-warn-script-location.
NOTE: The current PATH contains path(s) starting with ~, which may not be expanded by all applications.
Grmacjon-MSFT 19,151 Reputation points Moderator

2021-03-30T22:14:16.343+00:00

@Folkerts, Sue

based on that error it looks like you need to add that directory to your python PATH. Here is how you can do that: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3402168/permanently-add-a-directory-to-pythonpath

For macOS try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63538152/python-pip-installation-on-mac-is-not-working

Answer 3

Folkerts, Sue 1

I ran this command:
export PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:/my/other/path"

Answer 4

Folkerts, Sue 1

Here is the install command now:
pip install --no-dependencies win32printing
Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable
Requirement already satisfied: win32printing in ./.local/lib/python3.7/site-packages (0.1.3)

Still getting the same error "No module names 'win32printing'"

Grmacjon-MSFT 19,151 Reputation points Moderator

2021-04-12T21:04:23.287+00:00

Hi @Sue Folkerts ,

Apologies for the late response. Are you still facing this issue? If you are, please send us an email at azcommunity@microsoft.com with this Q&A thread link, your subscription ID, and subject as "Attn: Grace' so we can open a support case for you to investigate further.

thanks,

Grace

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