Unable to install pip on suse

Question

Pretty new to linux/suse and python so excuse me if I cause some simple questions. I've search through stackoverflow and haven't gotten a result for my question.

I'm running on Windows with a Virtual machine using SUSE. I'm trying to install py.test, but to install it, it needs either pip or easy_install. I've heard pip is preferred over easy_install, so I tried installing that with get-pip.py.

I run it with

python get-pip.py

and it tells me it has been installed, this is what it ouputs

Collecting pip
Using cached pip-6.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Collecting setuptools
Using cached setuptools-15.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Installing collected packages: pip, setuptools
Successfully installed pip-6.1.1 setuptools-15.1

I tried running

pip install -U pytest

however the command pip has not been found. I also looked into python-pip package via openSUSE, though I'm not sure how to open a .ymp file through a VM.

Would I have to add a path for it to work? Pointers would be appreciated.

`which: no pip in (/opt/fsp/pub/autotools/bin:/home/orcm/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games)` edited the output after i run get-pip — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 20:59
what about which python? Did it say where pip was installed? — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 21:05
`/usr/bin/python` for which python. as for where pip was installed, I believe it was installed in `/home/orcm/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip` — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 21:12
Ok. Well that is your problem. It is not in your path. How did it end up there? — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 21:17
oh alright. It automatically goes there when I install it. Though, I'm not familiar with paths in python, how would I add it to my path? — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 21:20
It has nothing to do with python it is your system path . Did you install another python in your home directory? — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 21:26
Oops. I thought it had something to do with `$PYTHONPATH`. I don't believe I have. If i had paths via my window will it also apply to my VM? — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 21:29
Not familiar with sure but try export PATH="$HOME/.local/lib:$PATH" and running pip again — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 21:36
sorry made a mistake with the path but just try running `/home/orcm/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip freeze` first. — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 21:46
No luck, also tried adding a path to PYTHONPATH to see what happens but pip still cannot be found. — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 21:59
If that does not work then you don't have pip. Do you have sudo rights? — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 22:00
Should I try re-installing pip with sudo python get-pip.py then?. Alright, bumped into an error I assume: `Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None)) after connection broken by 'ConnectTimeoutError(, 'Connection to pypi.python.org timed out. (connect timeout=15)')': /simple/pip/` — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 22:04
And also outputted. `Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pip (from versions: ) No matching distribution found for pip` — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 22:10
Yes I was connected. yeah that happened with sudo, without sudo it outputs that it's been installed (but pip can't be found) — watchingdogs, Apr 23 '15 at 22:22
can you install `python-pip` through suse? `zypper install python-devel python-pip`? — Padraic Cunningham, Apr 23 '15 at 22:26

Dan Cornilescu · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-24T00:31:20.153

It looks like pip was unstalled by a regular user, so it was installed under the user's homedir, thus needs to be explicitly added to the path.

On openSUSE I'd suggest installing it using YaST (as root) and it'll end up in /usr/bin/pip, shareable by all users. Here's how it looks like on openSUSE 13.2:

$> which pip
/usr/bin/pip
$> rpm -qf /usr/bin/pip
python3-pip-1.5.6-2.1.3.noarch

Just search for pip in the software management tool.

Also many additional python packages/modules come prepackaged as openSUSE RPMs, better check the software management tool 1st.

Unable to install pip on suse

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