How do I install boto?

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So that I am able to work with it within my python scripts?

What was wrong with http://code.google.com/p/boto/wiki/RunningFromSubversion? This seems perfectly clear. What didn't you like? What confused you? — S.Lott, Mar 20 '10 at 12:32

score 73 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 01 '15 at 13:17

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If necessary, install pip:

sudo apt-get install python-pip
Then install boto:

pip install -U boto

edited Jan 01 '15 at 13:17

Brett

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answered Nov 19 '11 at 03:08

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`sudo apt-get install python-pip` if using ubuntu – flob Oct 04 '12 at 18:40
What does -U stands for? – TroodoN-Mike Feb 06 '17 at 13:54
@TroodoN-Mike the `-U` is short for `--upgrade` which tells pip to "Upgrade all specified packages to the newest available version". So if boto is already installed, it will update it to the latest version. – Michael J Jun 13 '17 at 20:34

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 30 '10 at 18:08

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Installing Boto depends on the Operating system. For e.g in Ubuntu you can use the aptitude command:

sudo apt-get install python-boto

Or you can download the boto code from their site and move into the unzipped directory to run

python setup.py install

answered Aug 30 '10 at 18:08

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Using apt-get gave me an old version of boto. For the lastest version, this works: `git clone https://github.com/boto/boto.git; cd boto; sudo python setup.py install` – Tyler Aug 31 '11 at 04:08
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Nowadays pip is the appropriate way of doing this. See the pip answer below. – Jordan Aug 21 '12 at 17:43

John La Rooy · Answer 3 · 2014-07-01T14:38:38.177

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$ easy_install boto

Edit: pip is now by far the preferred way to install packages

edited Jul 01 '14 at 14:38

answered Mar 20 '10 at 00:26

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score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 20 '10 at 00:15

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switch to the boto-* directory and type python setup.py install.

answered Mar 20 '10 at 00:15

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered May 16 '14 at 04:06

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install pip: https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html
insatll boto: https://github.com/boto/boto

$ git clone git://github.com/boto/boto.git
$ cd boto
$ python setup.py install

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 06 '12 at 02:19

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Best way to install boto in my opinion is to use:

pip install boto-1.6

This ensures you'll have the boto glacier code.

answered Nov 06 '12 at 02:19

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I know this is an old answer, but you probably shouldn't specify this version now that there's newer versions. – Will Apr 08 '14 at 14:33

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 24 '17 at 10:03

If you already have boto installed in one python version and then install a higher python version, boto is not found by the new version of python.

For example, I had python2.7 and then installed python3.5 (keeping both). My script under python3.5 could not find boto. Doing "pip install boto" told me that boto was already installed in /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages.

So I did

pip install --target /usr/lib/python3.5/dist-packages boto

This allowed my script under python3.5 to find boto.

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jun 09 '17 at 11:02

While trying out the

pip install boto

command, I encounter the error

ImportError: No module named pkg_resources

To resolve this, issue another command to handle the setuptools using curl

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/ez_setup.py | python

After doing that, the following command will work perfectly.

pip install boto

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Oct 17 '17 at 16:27

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If you're on a mac, by far the simplest way to install is to use easy_install

sudo easy_install boto3

edited Oct 17 '17 at 16:27

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How do I install boto?

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