How to uninstall a python package installed using .tar.gz?

Question

I am new to python. I recently installed a package using the source file .tar.gz in my conda environment using pip install <absolute_path_to_.tar_.gz_file>. Upon trying to uninstall the package I am getting below error -

(3point7) wkmca9711659:~ ricagarw$ pip uninstall /Users/ricagarw/Downloads/allure-pytest-bdd-2.8.6b0.tar.gz
ERROR: You must give at least one requirement to uninstall (see "pip help uninstall")

I am not using requirements.txt for my project. How should I uninstall the package ?

`pip uninstall ` should work – scottsaenz Jan 24 '20 at 14:38 — scottsaenz, Jan 24 '20 at 14:38

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '20 at 14:42

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pip uninstall allure-pytest will uninstall the package.

answered Jan 24 '20 at 14:42

saimanoj

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If you do now the package name precisely, you can list all packages via ```pip freeze``` – whati001 Jan 24 '20 at 14:44

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 20 '21 at 18:36

Inside the .tar.gz file you should find a setup.py file, inside this file you will find an structure similar to this:

setup(
    ...,
    name='packagename',
    ...,
)

So, using a pip uninstall with that 'packagename' you can uninstall it successfully

pip uninstall packagename

How to uninstall a python package installed using .tar.gz?

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