py-bottle is a lightweight micro-framework for developing small web apps. It supports request dispatching (Routes) with url parameter support, templates, a built-in HTTP Server, and adapters for several third-party WSGI/HTTP-server and template engines are all included in a single file with no dependencies except the Python standard library.
Installing py-bottle on MacOS
Method 1: Using pip to install py-bottle Package
Follow the below steps to install the py-bottle package on macOS using pip:
Step 1: Install the current version of Python3 in macOS.
Step 2: Check if pip3 and python3 are correctly installed in your system using the following commands:
python3 –version
pip3 –version
Step 3: Upgrade pip3 to avoid errors during the installation process.
pip3 install –upgrade pip
Step 4: Enter the following command to install py-bottle using pip3.
pip3 install bottle
Method 2: Using setup.py to install py-bottle
Follow the below steps to install the py-bottle package on macOS using the setup.py file:
Step 1: Download the latest source package of py-bottle for python3 from the website.
curl https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ea/80/3d2dca1562ffa1929017c74635b4cb3645a352588de89e90d0bb53af3317/bottle-0.12.19.tar.gz > bottle.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the downloaded py-bottle package using the following command.
tar -xzvf bottle.tar.gz
Step 3: Go inside the bottle-0.12.19 folder and use the following command to install the package.
cd bottle-0.12.19
python3 setup.py install
Note: You must require developer tools for XCode MacOS installed in your computer system.
Verifying py-bottle installation on macOS:
Use the following import in your Python terminal to verify if the installation of py-bottle has been done properly or not:
import bottle
If we do not get any error while importing the module then is not installed properly.