#🔒 Can't install pip on VPS

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night prawn
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Hi, I've just bought a Hetzner VPS that uses Ubuntu 24.04 and I can't seem to install pip, sudo apt install python3-pip gave me E: Unable to locate package python3-pip

gentle summitBOT
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haughty verge
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Might need to update your package lists.
Can you try running sudo apt-get update first?

night prawn
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thanks for the help

haughty verge
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No worries :)

night prawn
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all good now :)

night prawn
haughty verge
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What problems are you having?

night prawn
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so i used apt install discord.py as it suggested

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but then when i try to run my bots code it has an error importing discord

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ModuleNotFoundError

haughty verge
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apt is for installing system packages from (in this case) Ubuntu's repositories. AFAIK, discord.py is not a package there, so I imagine that failed.
Instead of installing these packages system-wide, you'd probably be better off using a virtual environment and pip together to manage your Python dependencies separately

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Virtual environments

Virtual environments are isolated Python environments, which make it easier to keep your system clean and manage dependencies. By default, when activated, only libraries and scripts installed in the virtual environment are accessible, preventing cross-project dependency conflicts, and allowing easy isolation of requirements.

To create a new virtual environment, you can use the standard library venv module: python3 -m venv .venv (replace python3 with python or py on Windows)

Then, to activate the new virtual environment:

Windows (PowerShell): .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
or (Command Prompt): .venv\Scripts\activate.bat
MacOS / Linux (Bash): source .venv/bin/activate

Packages can then be installed to the virtual environment using pip, as normal.

For more information, take a read of the documentation. If you run code through your editor, check its documentation on how to make it use your virtual environment. For example, see the VSCode or PyCharm docs.

Tools such as poetry and pipenv can manage the creation of virtual environments as well as project dependencies, making packaging and installing your project easier.

Note: When using PowerShell in Windows, you may need to change the execution policy first. This is only required once per user:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
patent horizon
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you aren't using a python venv?

night prawn
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hmmm ok how should i do that

haughty verge
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I would recommend doing the following:

cd /path/to/project
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install discord.py ...
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Alternatively, if you have a pyproject.toml or requirements.txt in your project to manage dependencies, you can use those as appropriate, e.g. pip install -r requirements.txt once your venv is activated

night prawn
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@haughty verge bot is up and running! thanks very much for the help

haughty verge
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Great, no worries :)

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