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Using easy\_install

Explore how to use easy_install to manage Python package installations from PyPI, URLs, or local paths. Learn its basic commands, upgrading packages, handling egg files, and understand its disadvantages and why pip is preferred.

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Once you have setuptools installed, you can use easy_install. You can find it installed in your Python installation’s Scripts folder. Be sure to add the Scripts folder to your system path so you can call easy_install on the command line without specifying its full path. Try running the following command to learn ...