Error installing any python package using pip

Question

So I am trying to install the python package http_client or httplib on Windows 10 using Python3.7.3. But when I try to do this it returns an error that sort of tells me that libcurl is not installed.

I have googled the question and it the community just seems to say "install libcurl". Not helpful.

The error shows as follows:

cwd: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-fo_wbpht\pycurl\
    Complete output (1 lines):
    Please specify --curl-dir=/path/to/built/libcurl
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 10: python setup.py egg_info Check the logs for full command output.

I am expecting it to just say "successfully installed" but instead get this error which I can't fix. Any help is really appreciated!

Answer 1

Turns out this was to do with my permission settings set by my company. Issue resolved by white-listing the file for python.

Answer 2

import httplib ImportError: No module named httplib

You are running Python 2 code on Python 3. In Python 3, the module has been renamed to http.client .

Also, try looking for packages that have Windows support and follow their installation steps for Windows.

Look at possibly easier modules to install:

How to install requests module in python 3.4 version on windows?