I'm trying to install Feedparser 5.1 for Python 3.2, Windows 64 bit.
I have tried FOREVER (aka the past 2 weeks) to install Feedparser for Python, and have been failing miserably. I've read the readme, tried searching the internet, and nothing has worked for me. Needless to say, I feel completely stupid.
Will someone PLEASE give me step-by-step instructions to install Feedparser 5.1 for Python 3.2 Windows 64 bit. I'm desperate, please.
The best method for installing FeedParser (or almost any Python package) is by using pip
, Python's package manager. pip
will be installed by default alongside Python as of Python 3.4 (and Python 2.7.9). Since the latest version of Python (as of time of editing) is Python 3.5, this is really the approach you should be taking whenever possible.
To run pip, do the following:
cmd
in the run
textbox.pip install feedparser
and hit enter (and wait for pip to download and install FeedParser)You're done! Open up IDLE and type in import feedparser
to confirm.
If attempting to use pip
fails for some reason, try...
C:\Python34\Scripts\pip install feedparser
(or wherever you installed Python)If you would like to learn more about pip, or need help setting it up on older versions of Python, see this post.
If, for some reason, you are unable to use pip
, you can always try doing a manual install.
Feedburner needs a module named setuptools
in order to install. Unfortunately, setuptools
isn't compatible with Python 3.x, but you can use something called Distribute
as a convenient replacement. If you already have this installed, you can skip Part A.
Download the "installer" here: http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py. This is a Python script that will download the required components from the internet and install Distribute
for you.
Open the command line. You can do this by clicking start, then typing cmd
in the run
textbox. Navigate over to the folder containing distribute_setup.py
by using cd
. On my system, I typed cd C:\Users\Michael0x2a\Downloads
Type python distribute_setup.py
(and if that doesn't work, C:\Python32\python.exe distribute_setup.py
(or wherever you did install Python)). A bunch of text should appear and scroll by.
Download and extract the latest file from here: https://github.com/kurtmckee/feedparser/releases
Navigate in the command line to where the extracted feedparser folder is by using the cd
command. For example, on my computer, I typed:
cd C:\Users\Michael0x2a\Downloads\feedparser-5.1\feedparser-5.1
(Your version number will probably differ. For example, you might have feedparser-5.3
or something)
Make sure the folder you're in has the readme, various other docs, and setup.py
. To check, type dir
into the command line. It should list the files and folders there.
Type python setup.py install
(or C:\Python34\python.exe setup.py install
.). Text should appear and slowly scroll by.
You're done! Open up IDLE and type import feedparser
to confirm.