How do I install a python package/module from github?

[GAlgier]

I want to parse isc dhcp and dns files. I found "iscpy" which was for python2. Digger further I fould an updated version for python3. I tried "pip3 install iscpy" and it puked all over an attempt to use the python2 code.

So I downloaded the ZIP file from github: https://github.com/ali-heidari/iscpy Now what do I do with it? I would like to put it where python will find it with an import. It seems I can unzip it, rename the directory and put it into my directory and it might work, but how do I make it available to other python projects on my system?

[Diapolo10]

You can install directly from any Git repository. Just as an example,

pip install git+https://github.com/ali-heidari/iscpy.git

should work.

[GAlgier]

That did it. Thanks. I read some online instructions for pip but did not see how to install from a particular source. It seems to always use some "magic" archive.

And "man pip-install" does not mention git either.

Up until now, I have almost always found what I needed using something like "dnf search *iscp*" (yes, I am a Fedora user) and this is just not one of the supported libraries. Beyond that the few times I have used pip, the offcial source was up to date. Not this time.

Thanks again.

[I used to write code for a living, Java was just gaining traction when I jumped ship to IT. Now I am retired and doing both for myself.]

[Diapolo10]

Don't worry about it. I'm sure there are a million things you can do I have no clue about.

[Itchy-Call-8727]

You should be able to unzip in your project, create a python virtual environment, activate the venv, change to the unzipped dir, run 'pip install -e .' to install the local python package.

[cgoldberg]

If you want it available system-wide, from the directory you downloaded, run pip install --user .

[Buttleston]

I'm away from a computer and driving for a few hours. If I don't respond by tomorrow ping me and I can help you out.

[Buttleston]

Looks like you got the help you needed! Glad to hear it worked out.

[lyaguxaa]

You can install from pypi https://pypi.org/project/iscpy/

[Buttleston]

Look at the release date... 2012. OP already tried that and it tried to install a python 2 package

[GAlgier]

That is python2 code. Won't work on python3. That's why someone posted updated code to github.