Where is Pip3 Installing Modules?
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Python 3.4.3+
- Django 1.8.7
When I try to import django in the python3 interpreter, it says ImportError: No module named 'django'. I know Django 1.8.7 installed though, 'cause I can get the version # by doing django-admin --version in the terminal commandline.
When I tried python3 manage.py runserver in a Django project directory, I get this error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "manage.py", line 8, in <module>
from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
ImportError: No module named 'django'
So again (as expected), it's not in a path where Python can find it.
I looked in /usr/local/lib/python3.4/dist-packages but it's an empty directory.
I did a whereis django & whereis Django and that simply gives me a line with django: or Django: respectively and no list of paths.
I tried Googling how to find path to Django, but that didn't turn up anything useful.
I found & checked the code of the django-admin file itself, but it doesn't have anything indicating where Django installed to. Oddly, the python file imports the django module and it works, even though the interpreter & Django project files can't see the django module. So it's on the python path but it also isn't?!? I don't know, and I can't find it.
I never had a problem like this with a previous Ubuntu (or any other OS). Has anyone got a clue how I can find where Django installed? Actually, I can't find any of the modules I installed via pip3. I've been trying to figure this out for over an hour now, and I'm very confused & frustrated.
Answer
Normally pip 3 install on python3 dist-packages
You can always use pip with:
python3 -m pip install package
to check if you are experiencing troubles with another python3 installation
ls /usr/local/lib | grep python
But the easy way to not experiment this headache is by using virtual environments