How to run an application installed via pip?

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I've used pip before to install libraries to use them in my python scripts. Now I've installed ranger-fm from pip.

Silly question: how do I run it?

I did not expect to run it by simply entering 'ranger' at the command line. I did try

python3 -m ranger

which gives this error:

/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/python3: No module named ranger.__main__; 'ranger' is a package and cannot be directly executed

Gribouillis · Accepted Answer · 2023-12-21 05:34:52Z

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Pip may have installed a ranger or ranger.py command. Try to use it directly. Also read the doc

Look perhaps in the directory ~/Library/Python/X.Y/bin where X.Y is your version of Python. Also try

python -c 'import site; print(site.getuserbase())'

to get the base directory containing the bin directory. If ranger is there, add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable.

answered Dec 19, 2023 at 6:47

Gribouillis

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"Pip may have installed a ranger command." It did not. I already stated that in my question.
– user1785730
Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 17:11
I think this is more of a pip question than a ranger question.
– user1785730
Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 17:11
@user1785730 If it did not install it as the command ranger, it may have installed it as ranger.py, as suggested by the contents of the repository.
– Gribouillis
Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 20:10
But that would still tab complete. Anyway, command not found: ranger.py
– user1785730
Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 22:14
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Look perhaps in the directory ~/Library/Python/X.Y/bin where X.Y is your version of Python. Also try python -c 'import site; print(site.getuserbase())' to get the base directory containing the bin directory. If ranger is there, add the bin directory to your PATH.
– Gribouillis
Commented Dec 20, 2023 at 5:53

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