Installing packages and plugins when script is run--Python?

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I have seen many GUI applications, when launched, check the system for certain packages and plugins and if they are not there it automatically installs them. How can I do the same with my GUI right before it is launched in python? Can i do it in a .sh script or console script of some sort?

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:29:10Z

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From https://stackoverflow.com/a/4529027/1413321:

from pkg_resources import WorkingSet , DistributionNotFound
working_set = WorkingSet()

# Printing all installed modules
print tuple(working_set)

# Detecting if module is installed
try:
    dep = working_set.require('paramiko>=1.0')
except DistributionNotFound:
    pass

# Installing it (anyone knows a better way?)
from setuptools.command.easy_install import main as install
install(['django>=1.2'])

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:29

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user1538709 Over a year ago

Yes, but can i install some packages other than python modules, for example such as the Qt Qmysql package?

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