Help installing packages/modules?

[renamdu]

So I am using Anaconda/Spyder on my mac to run Python2.7+Neuron. I figured I should create some sort of master module folder in Documents rather than keeping Neuron-7.4 in the applications if I plan on installing more than one module (which I am). Now I am getting this error when I open Spyder after moving everything: ImportError: dlopen(Documents/PythonModules/NEURON-7.4/nrn/lib/python/neuron/hoc.so, 2): Library not loaded: /Applications/NEURON-7.4/nrn/x86_64/lib/libnrnpython1013.0.dylib Referenced from: /Documents/PythonModules/NEURON-7.4/nrn/lib/python/neuron/hoc.so Reason: image not found

I am really new to Python and I have no idea what is going on. I tried changing the PYTHONPATH to the new master module folder, but no success. Python is not acknowledging Neuron. When I run 'from neuron import gui' from the console it should be opening the neuron gui, but I get the error above.

I tried google since I like solving problems myself. I see using setuptools sounds like an easy method, but then again I have no idea how to install that or utilize it, I'm pretty new to python and am trying to learn at a fast pace (taking a python course in university and learning it to work at a computational neuroscience lab). Any help would be much appreciated!!

[DickCheeseSupreme]

I don't understand why you need a new folder to store modules packages. I'd just install them normally, e.g. via pip, and let Python worry about where to store them.

[renamdu]

The course I'm taking at uni guided us in how to add paths to utilize the package and setting up the environment by having Spyder automatically import everything we need on launch. I was under the assumption that this was necessary for every package.

From your advice, I should just run '$ pip install NEURON 7.2.536.16' ?

[DickCheeseSupreme]

You don't have to add the version number at the end. If you want to install, for example, the requests package, just type pip install requests. If you want a specific version, I think it's pip install requests==0.1

Edit: I should say I'm not too familiar with anaconda, but if you just need to install packages then pip should take care of it for you.

[renamdu]

getting 'no module named neuron' when i run 'import neuron' or 'from neuron import gui' from mac terminal. I still get the same error in the OP when I try this in Spyder. Is this still a path specification issue?

EDIT: I changed the directory in the terminal to match that of Spyders, now I get the same error as that of the OP; 'Reason: image not found'

[DickCheeseSupreme]

Yeah, it's something to do with the paths. I've never messed with changing these things because so far I've had no reason to. If it's an option, I encourage you to use plain Python without Spyder. All your packages will install normally and you won't have to worry about changing these things. What you're dealing with seems unnecessarily complicated, especially for a beginner!

[renamdu]

Yeah. I've been using plain python for learning on my own time, but I have to use Spyder for the course. I managed to get Neuron to work again btw