How to use conda/pip install to install packages behind a corporate proxy?

Question

In RI can use

install.packages("pkgName")

to install a new package no problems. But when I tried python and do pip install package it fails with error

Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, status=None)) after connection broken by 'NewConnectionError(': Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 11004] getaddrinfo failed',)': /simple/pyarrow/

I think it's because pip doesn't know how to automatically detect the proxy (that's gets set in Internet Explorer) like R can.

Most of the info I find online either don't work or is just too complicated for someone without specialist knowledge to follow.

conda install fails as well.

Is there an easy fix to this?

Answer 1

Try using the below command on windows command prompt or PowerShell:

pip install --proxy DOMAIN\\username:password@proxyserver:port packagename

Replace the DOMAIN, username, password, proxy server and port with values specific to your system. This works for a windows 10 installation authenticated by Active Directory that is behind a corporate proxy server.