One factor behind Python’s success is its vast collection of libraries, especially for scientific computing, data analysis, and machine learning. The availability and wide selection of pre-made, often production-ready, code that can easily be incorporated into projects have helped speed up the development process. Python’s active communities have helped ensure that its libraries are well-maintained, regularly updated, and documented.
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Modules, Packages, and Libraries
Python programmers often use the terms modules, packages, and libraries interchangeably. Each actually refers to something different; only two have a technical definition in Python:
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Importing Modules and Packages
Whether you’re bringing functionality into your application or notebook from a module or package, the keyword is the same: import.
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Using the Python Standard Library
After looking at the previous examples, you probably wonder, “Where did math come from?”
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Python has a centralized official directory where developers can find and distribute modules and packages: PyPI, the Python Package Index.
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Using pip, the Python Package Installer
pip is Python’s standard package management system, which helps you install and manage libraries that are not part of the Python Standard Library. It’s a command-line tool you’ll often use as a Python developer.
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Installing Packages
To install a package listed on PyPI with pip, use the following code on the command line:
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Confirming a Package Is Installed
The simplest way to confirm that a package is installed is to use pip show:
Installing Multiple Packages With requirements.txt
Many projects import functionality from multiple packages, so pip can also import multiple packages whose names are listed in a requirements.txt file. The following command makes pip install all the packages listed in requirements.txt:
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If you found some out-of-date packages while running pip list --outofdate, you can upgrade them using the --upgrade flag. Here’s a command to upgrade a package named package_name:
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