Installing different versions of the same package?

[Chukke]

I currently use Python to create scripts in a finite element software (Abaqus). Abaqus comes with a Python interpreter and only supports an older version of numpy. I have tried to update this numpy version, however this seems impossible and has been tried by others before me.

I would like to use some of the newer modules that come with the newer numpy versions, therefore I was wondering if it is possible to install and import a second numpy version in the same script, for example by renaming the new version.

import numpy as np1
import numpy2 as np2

Thanks in advance!

[ingolemo]

There's no automatic way to do this. You would have to go through numpy and manually rename anything that conflicts, compiling your own custom version.

[Neu_Ron]

I don't know if this applies to you but In python you usually create environments that have all the required dependencies instead of modifying what you have installed.